This week’s Seafloor Sunday is a short teaser video for an upcoming documentary about scientific drilling in the deep sea focused on the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) and its legacy programs.

Google and Columbia University wanted to celebrate World Oceans Day in style yesterday, so they revealed what is the largest map of Earth’s seafloor to date.

Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on the research vessel R/V Oceanus undertake a cruise
to study health and function of plankton in the western North Atlantic.

Relive the 2011 NOSB Finals held in Galveston, Texas.

The velvety red of a drifting jelly, the brick red of a vampire squid…many deep-sea creatures exhibit the colors of Valentine’s Day.

We’re broadcasting this week live from the National Council for Science and the Environment’s “Our Changing Oceans” conference in Washington, DC.

Scientists need to change the tenor of the debate to avoid having research swept up in a larger budget cutting exercise by the next Congress.

Scientists can’t say what they’ll be discovering 10 years from now. But they do pay careful attention to the direction in which their fields are moving, and they have some strong hunches about where they are headed in the year ahead.

In the oceans, Mother Nature continues to surprise and delight us with mesmerizing, jaw-dropping marine life that often wildly exceeds our imagination.

The Census of Marine Life has released the most comprehensive inventory of ocean life ever created. See some of the deep-sea stars of the “roll call,” and find out which regions are the most diverse—and threatened.

Ocean Leadership shapes the future of ocean science and technology through discovery, understanding and action.

Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV’s) have evolved from being “flying eyeballs” to serving crucial roles in the deep sea, from scientific discovery to the Deepwater Horizon oil leak.