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One of ten robots that examined an area of 800 cubic kilometers in northern Monterey Bay, over the course of 24 days, in 2006.
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Slocum Glider

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Leftwich and her team have spent hours filming captive sea lions at Smithsonian’s National Zoo, trying to get clear video footage of the animals clapping so they can examine the way their flippers move from frame to frame. 
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Leftwich at the Zoo Observing Sea Lions

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Scientists use satellite images of the ocean to estimate chlorophyll concentrations in the water. You can see the yellow swirls of phytoplankton concentrated at the sea surface in this image.
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Satellite Image of Chlorophyll Concentration

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You can explore the Curasub from your computer! Inspect, launch, board and recover to get an idea of what it's like to mann an underwater submersible.
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Tour the Curasub!

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A side-view of two skeleton shrimp.
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Skeleton Shrimp

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A map of all historical hurricane tracks
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Hurricane Tracks

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A color coordinated hurricane basins table
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Hurricane Basins Table

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Yellow and light green sunburst lichen on a rock.
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Sunburst Lichen

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Amphipods on a blade of seagrass.
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Amphipods on Seagrass

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A view outside the Curasub.
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Visiting the Deep Sea In Curasub

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"December in Malibu" by Andrew Richards
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December in Malibu - Drew Richards

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Sunglasses from Norton Point.
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Norton Point Sunglasses

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