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Screenshot from video of a scientist discussing experience in a submersible.
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Scientists Discuss their Submersible Experience

Scientists talk about the experience of exploring the ocean in this excerpt from...
Tue, 12/15/2009 - 17:00
Screenshot from video of an aerial view of the ocean drilling vessel Chikyu.
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The Ocean Drilling Vessel Chikyu

The Chikyu allows scientists to gather and study data about seafloor sediments as...
Tue, 12/08/2009 - 21:57
A screenshot from the video "Integrated Ocean Drilling Program" showing the front of a research vessel moving through water.
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Integrated Ocean Drilling Program

Scientists from the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) collect sediments...
Tue, 12/08/2009 - 21:49
A team of scientists explore the Arctic ocean.
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Under Arctic Ice

Hidden beneath Arctic ice is a world few have ever seen. Take the icy plunge with a...
Tue, 01/04/2011 - 14:48
A screenshot from the video "Women in Oceanography" showing a woman standing on a research vessel.
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Women in Oceanography

If you think only men can helm research vessels to get their hands dirty and study...
Thu, 09/12/2013 - 07:22
A photo of Oceana's ice class research vessel, the Hanse Explorer, on the Baltic Sea.
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Biodiversity in the Baltic Sea

In the spring of 2011, a research crew from Oceana spent two months in the...
Wed, 10/12/2011 - 16:56
A dive safety officer keeps a close eye on divers from the surface.
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Diving in the Middle of Nowhere

Picture this: clear, warm water bathing spectacular coral reefs, clouds of fish,...
February 2014
Dr. Robert Ballard with an ROV
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Five Questions for Robert Ballard

As children, many people have dreamed of plunging beneath the ocean surface to...
August 2010
Alvin, a human occupied vehicle (HOV), returns to the ship after a dive.

From Submarines to Robots: Exploring the Deep Ocean

Filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer James Cameron on March 25, 2012, became...
December 2009
Black coral, primnoid coral, and feather stars flourish deep on the pristine Davidson Seamount.
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Amy Baco-Taylor: Passionate about Deep-Sea Corals

Two events made me passionate about deep-sea corals. One was my first submarine...
July 2011
Plastic bottles and other marine debris cover a rocky beach in Curacao.
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Ocean Trash: Marine Debris From Shore to Sea

We drove down a long dirt road on the northern side of CuraƧao looking for a...
July 2011
"Barely a room onboard escaped being turned into a part of the sequencing laboratory," wrote Rob Edwards in a blog post about doing genomic sequencing at sea.
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The Trials of Ship-Bound Research

Doing scientific research on a ship isn't always easy. On top of having to live and...

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