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Two new species of sea stars were discovered in the deep sea: Paulasterias tyleri (on the left) in a North Pacific hydrothermal vent community, and Paulasterias mcclaini (on the right) in the deep sea off the coast of Antarctica.
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The Discovery of Two Extreme Sea Stars

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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.
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What We DON'T Know About the Deep Sea

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An aerial view of the Hawaii's shore with lava flowing into the ocean from Kilauea volcano.
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Island Ecosystem Transformation via Lava

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Geophysicist Jian Lin of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution studied the earthquake site that triggered 2004’s Indian Ocean tsunami. New tools to map seafloor earthquakes—like this robotic Autonomous Benthic Explorer—enhance our understanding of catastrophic events, such as the tsunami.
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Seafloor Earthquakes Study

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Geologist Charles Paull (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) investigates geologic features similar to pingos on the Arctic Ocean floor where methane bubbles through sediments and forms hundreds of low hills. On land, a pingo is a place where permafrost bulges beneath a dried lake bed like this one in northern Canada.
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Ocean “Pingos”

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The deepest point on earth is the Mariana Trench.
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Mariana Trench

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A photo of an arid ocean cliff in Chile's Atacama Desert with the ocean below.
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Exploring Chile's Marine Fossil Record in the Atacama Desert

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A diagram of the different soil layers located at Hare Harbor, Quebec in 2008. Wood chips were located at the deepest layer, then whale bone, then codfish bones.
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Underwater Archaeological Stratigraphy

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a colored shakemap from the M5.8 Virginia Earthquake depicts the shake range and epicenter of the earthquake
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Map of the Magnitude 5.8 Virginia Earthquake of 2011

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Carrie Bow Cay field station sits in the blue and turquoise waters of Belize.
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Tracking volcanic rock to the shores of Belize

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A multi-colored map of the mid-Atlantic ride made from satellite imagery.
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How the Ocean Floor Helped Seal the Deal for Plate Tectonics

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a colored shakemap from the M5.8 Virginia Earthquake depicts the shake range and epicenter of the earthquake
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A Guide to Earthquake Lesson Plans

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