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Dive through the zones of the ocean to the deep ocean bottom where many strange species live, and there are many yet to be discovered. Explore them in the Deep Ocean Exploration section.

Personal Perspectives

What We DON'T Know About the Deep Sea

Imagine: You’re in a small submersible, and you gently settle on the soft muddy...

July 2012

Dr. Robert Ballard with an ROV

Personal Perspectives

Five Questions for Robert Ballard

As children, many people have dreamed of plunging beneath the ocean surface to...

August 2010