The ocean covers most of the planet. What is still unknown out there that you find most exciting? 海洋覆蓋了地球大部分表面，當中有甚麼未知最令你最感興奮？ Cindy What excites me most is that we are still discovering new deep-sea species every year. Because it is hard for us to reach the deep sea due to extreme water pressure, the encounters with those creatures are precious. Deep-sea animals may have no eyes or may have evolved special features, such as lightproducing organs, to adapt to the dark, high-pressure environment. Discovering a new species is only the first step. We still need to understand why it exists, what role it plays in the ecosystem, and whether its appearance or disappearance signals that the environment is changing. These unanswered questions are what makes deep-sea research so exciting. 最令我興奮的是我們每年仍發現新的深海物種。由於深海水壓極高，人類難以抵達，因此每次與深海生物相遇都非常 難得。為了適應黑暗和高壓環境，深海生物可能沒有眼睛，亦可能演化出一些特殊構造，例如會發光的器官等。不過發現 新物種只是第一步，我們仍需了解牠們為何在此，在生態系統中扮演甚麼角色，以及牠們的出現或消失是否反映了海洋環 境正在變化。正是這些尚未解答的問題令深海研究如此令人興奮。 Harun What surprises me most is that some marine organisms may unexpectedly make important contributions to humanity. For example, scientists can find compounds with medicinal potential in marine organisms, such as corals and sponges. Some of which even help with cancer research. This suggests that nature may already hold answers to long-standing questions. Unfortunately, human activities may destroy the habitats of certain species, or even wipe them out, before we realize their value. So, exploring the ocean is exciting on one hand, while on the other it reminds us of the urgent need for conservation. 最令我驚訝的是，有些海洋生物會以意想不到的方式，為人類帶來重要貢獻，例如科學家可以從珊瑚、海 綿等海洋生物中發現具有藥用潛力的化合物，其中一些甚至能應用於癌症研究中。這讓我們了解到大自然本 身可能早已蘊藏一些我們尋求已久的答案。可惜的是，在我們真正了解某些物種的價值前，人類活動可能就 已經破壞其棲息地，甚至令它們滅絕。因此，探索海洋一方面令人感到興奮，另一方面亦提醒我們保育工作的 迫切性。 23 Andy For me, it is the fact that there are still many interactions between the ocean, the atmosphere and the land that we have yet to understand. I'm especially interested in physical oceanography. In my spare time, I use the Windy mobile app to observe changes in wind direction, waves and weather systems, and to see how they influence one another. Although we can now use computer models to predict changes in the ocean and atmosphere, the predictions are not fully accurate. There are many complex relationships yet to be studied. For example, how sea temperature affects the formation and intensity of typhoons, and how the movement of the ocean currents and atmospheric circulation gives rise to phenomena such as El Niño and La Niña. If we could grasp these changes more accurately, we could predict extreme weather further in advance and allow the government to take necessary measures. That is what makes ocean science both interesting and meaningful to me. 對我來說，那是海洋、大氣和陸地之間有待理解的相互作用。我對物理海洋學尤其感興趣，平時有空的時候，我 會用 Windy 手機應用程式觀察風向、海浪和天氣系統的變化，看看它們如何互相影響。雖然我們已經可以利用電 腦模型預測海洋和大氣變化，但預測並非完全準確，當中還有很多複雜關係值得研究，例如海水溫度如何影響颱風 的形成和強度，以及洋流和大氣環流如何導致厄爾尼諾和拉尼娜等現象。如果我們能更準確地掌握這些變化，就有 機會提早預測到極端天氣，讓政府及早採取應變措施。這正是我覺得海洋科學既有趣，又有意義的地方。
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