Deep Sea Overview
Ever want to explore the deep sea? This overview dives into everything to know about this under-explored world.
Exploration
Featured Content
Teams of Robots Can Help Us Build 3D Maps of the Ocean
Summer in a Sub: DROP Down to Discovery
What We DON'T Know About the Deep Sea
Are You An Educator?
At Smithsonian Ocean, we have lesson plans, activities, and resources to help you engage your students in the wonders of our oceans.
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Exploration Articles
Slideshow
Under Arctic Ice
Five Questions for Shirley Pomponi, Medical Sponge Hunter
Tagging and Tracking Animals Underwater
Underwater WWII Wrecks – Pollution or Cultural Heritage?
Video
The Whale Acoustic Lab
Scientists Work to Predict and Prevent Algae Blooms
Recuerdo de la primera expedición del Smithsonian a Puerto Rico
Coral Scientist Brendan Roark: On an Urgent Mission
Seeing with Sound: Acoustic monitoring of beaked whales
