Schmidt Ocean Institute

Twenty possible new species discovered across ten seamounts, the first ever recording of a rare squid, and thriving deep-sea coral reefs were located during an expedition to international waters of the Nazca Ridge. Video and photos are available here. VAL

The crew of Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel Falkor (too) discovered four underwater mountains - the tallest of which is over 1.5 miles high - on a January transit from Golfito, Costa Rica, to Valparaiso, Chile.

International team of scientists explored previously unseen seamounts in Costa Rica, found new active octopus nursery and witnessed babies hatching Video and photos available here. Puntarenas, Costa Rica - A team of international scientists have discovere

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Schmidt Ocean Institute has come together with The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project for the joint signing of a Memorandum of Understanding...

Schmidt Ocean Institute Maps One Million Square Kilometers of Seafloor and Joins Monumental Mapping Initiative Schmidt Ocean Institute, a non-profit dedicated to advancing the world's understanding of the ocean with cutting-edge science, reached a major m

Drone ships, deep-sea robots, and better sonar are finding unknown seafloor habitats as well as volcanoes, faults, and tsunami-triggering slopes.

From four-wheel cameras to underwater vehicles, robots are helping us explore the world.

Deep-sea mining outfits are itching to exploit black smoker vents, which are loaded with precious metals like copper. An ROV is recording it for posterity.