Scientists Find Pristine Ecosystems on High-Seas Seamounts
April 11, 2024
Four New Seamounts Discovered in the High Seas
February 8, 2024
Scientists Discover Four New Species of Deep-Sea Octopus
January 16, 2024
Schmidt Ocean Institute, Nautilus, UNESCO to Present Ocean Programme at Art Basel Miami Beach
November 30, 2023
Scientists Locate New Hydrothermal Vent Field Using State-of-the-Art Mapping Technology
November 30, 2023
Massive New Seamount Discovered in International Waters Off Guatemala
November 22, 2023
Squat Lobsters Guide Scientists To New Hydrothermal Vent Field
September 14, 2023
Scientists Use New Technology to Examine Health of Deep-Sea Corals, Find Suspected New Species
May 10, 2023
Port of Seattle Celebrate Deep Sea with Art and Science
April 28, 2023
Schmidt Ocean Institute Launches New Research Vessel That Will Change the Face of Ocean Exploration
March 3, 2023
ECO Magazine Launches Deep Dive Series for 2023
January 30, 2023
Schmidt Ocean Institute and National Geographic Society partner to advance diversity and equity in ocean exploration
June 27, 2022
Schmidt Ocean Institute Donates Research Vessel to the National Research Council (CNR)
March 14, 2022
SCIENTISTS DISCOVER NEW HYDROTHERMAL VENTS AND POSSIBLE NEW SPECIES IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA
November 17, 2021
SCIENTISTS EXPLORE MINERAL-RICH SEAFLOOR AND DDT DUMP SITES; DISCOVER NEW METHANE SEEP, WHALE FALL
August 9, 2021
NEKTON AND SCHMIDT OCEAN INSTITUTE KICK OFF JOINT QUEST TO INSPIRE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE OCEAN
July 29, 2021
“Ocean Rising” Event and White Paper Available Online
July 17, 2021
SCHMIDT OCEAN INSTITUTE ACQUIRES NEW RESEARCH VESSEL TO EXPAND ABILITY TO EXPLORE, RESEARCH THE OCEAN
March 23, 2021
FIRST NEW SEAFLOOR MAP OF THE DECADE COLLECTED ON NEW YEAR’S EXPEDITION IN AUSTRALIAN WATERS
December 31, 2020
New Partnership Between Schmidt Ocean Institute and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO to Support Ocean Decade
December 10, 2020
Schmidt Ocean Institute Names 10-Member Advisory Board
November 17, 2020
AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS DISCOVER 500 METER TALL CORAL REEF IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF–FIRST TO BE DISCOVERED IN OVER 120 YEARS
October 26, 2020
Keeling Curve–World’s Longest-Running Carbon Dioxide Measurement–Receives Continuation Funding from Eric and Wendy Schmidt
October 15, 2020
Australian Scientists Discover New Corals on Most Comprehensive Deep-Sea Study of Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea Marine Parks
September 8, 2020
Schmidt Ocean Institute to Boost Public Understanding of the Ocean Through Expanded Partnership with NOAA
June 9, 2020
Deep-Sea Coral Gardens and Graveyards Discovered in the Submarine Canyons Off South Western Australia
February 28, 2020
Schmidt Ocean Institute Maps One Million Square Kilometers of Seafloor and Joins Monumental Mapping Initiative
December 9, 2019
ERIC AND WENDY SCHMIDT ANNOUNCE NEW $1 BILLION PHILANTHROPIC COMMITMENT TO IDENTIFY, DEVELOP AND SUPPORT GLOBAL TALENT WORKING IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
November 13, 2019
Otherworldly Mirror Pools, New Lifeforms, and Mesmerizing Landscapes Discovered on Ocean Floor
April 2, 2019
New Undersea Maps Lead to Hydrothermal Vent and Species Discoveries
December 13, 2018
Scientists Voyage To The White Shark Café
June 4, 2018
Deep-Sea Exploration Gives New Insight and Discoveries in Largest and Deepest UNESCO World Heritage Site
November 6, 2017
High-Resolution Mapping Reveals the Evolution of Underwater Landscapes in the Johnston Atoll
January 22, 2017
Unexplored Ocean Depths Bustling with Life, Despite Extreme Conditions
December 27, 2016
Schmidt Ocean Institute 2015 Planning Workshop
December 1, 2015
Coordinated Robots Survey Remote Australia Waters
March 15, 2015
R/V Falkor Shares Her Name with Newly Discovered Underwater Mountain
December 9, 2014
Selected Media Coverage
2020
Squid Are Nature’s Fireworks
Gizmodo – Earther • July 2, 2020
The Great Wonders Beyond the Great Reef
The New York Times • June 26, 2020
Diving Into The Deep Sea – Understanding Deep-Sea Exploration
Cheddar Reveals • June 9, 2020
Schmidt Appoints Virmani as Executive Director
Marine Technology News • February 18, 2020
When Can We See an Image of a Fully Mapped Ocean?
Hydro International • February 2, 2020
18th Century maritime science meets 21st Century maritime Science
Mirage News • January 7, 2020
2019
Schmidt Ocean Institute Maps One Million Square Kilometers of Seafloor
GIS User • December 18, 2019
New Director of Seabed 2030 Project Takes Over
Subsea World News • December 19, 2019
Microplastics A Million Times More Abundant In The Ocean Than Previously Thought
ScienceBlog • December 6, 2019
Exploring New Worlds Here on Earth
ECO Magazine • Nov/Dec, 2019
Wendy Schmidt: Spearheading philanthropic oceanic investment
Cover story and of #1 MTR100
Marine Technology News • July/August, 2019
A world in a bottle of water
Knowable Magazine • August 2nd, 2019
Women in Oceanography Still Navigate Rough Seas
Earth & Space Science News • June 6th, 2019
Seafloor Maps Reveal Underwater Caves, Slopes—and Fault Lines
WIRED • May 6th, 2019
2018
Tour The Ocean Research Vessel Falkor Outside The Exploratorium
SF Gate • September 15th, 2018
MTR Top 10 Ocean Influencers
Marine Technology News • August 16th, 2018
Google Cloud goes Hollywood with new region and file services
Silicon Angle • June 26th, 2018
Robots in the World: Underwater Bots Advancing Marine Research
Ozobot • January 3rd, 2018
2017
These robots are transforming how we see wildlife
Mashable • January 12th, 2017
2016
This Robot Could Make Exploring Oceans Deeper, Faster, and Cheaper
National Geographic • September 9th, 2016
MTR 100
Marine Technology Reporter • July 2016
In the Trenches With the Undersea Drone SuBastian
Inverse • July 11th, 2016
Tonga’s newest island could provide otherworldly insights
ABC Pacific Beat • May 7th, 2016
Researchers Map Newest Island in Tonga Using High-Resolution 3D Mapping Technology
Nature World News • May 4th, 2016
New ROV will be available to ocean scientists worldwide
Silicon Valley • April 30th, 2016
In Search of the Unknown, This Robot to Explore Pitch-Black Ocean Deep
KQED Science • April 27th, 2016
Researchers Explore Pacific Oceans Hidden Deep Secrets
Foreign Affairs • April 26th, 2016
Scientists Turn to Drones For Closer Look at Sea Ice
Climate Central • April 23, 2015
Scientists Search The Grand Hydrothermal Vents On The Ocean Floor Using Virtual Reality, Video
Science World Report • June 2nd, 2016
Scientists Explore Breathtaking Hydrothermal Vents in Virtual Reality
SmithsonianMag.com • May 31st, 2016
Only Robots Can Visit Deep-Sea Vents. Now You Can—In Glorious VR!
WIRED • May 11th, 2016
Virtual Reality Technology Reveals Underwater Vents in New Ways
ROV Planet Magazine • Pages 18-21 • April 2016
Virtual Reality Technology Reveals Underwater Vents
Marine Technology News • April 1st, 2016
Art-Science Synergy at Work in the Tropical Pacific
WCAI NPR • March 7th, 2016
“ProteOMZ” Surfaces Findings in Low Oxygen Ocean Waters
Marine Technology News • February 19th, 2016
New Medical Technology Hits the High Seas Exploring Low Oxygen Waters
IUCN Global Marine Community Newsletter • February 19th, 2016
Artists at Sea
All Things Marine Radio Show • February 16th, 2016
Hooked On The High Seas
Hawai’i Public Radio • January 27st, 2016
New Deep-Sea Vents and Volcanic Activity Discovered in the Mariana Back-Arc
Sevenseas Marine Conservation & Travel • January 8th, 2016
Deep-sea Vents and Volcanic Activity Discovered
Hydro International • January 4th, 2016
2015
Deep-sea Vents and Volcanic Activity Discovered
Saipan Tribune • December 28th, 2015
New Deep-Sea Vents, Volcanic Activity Found in Mariana Back-Arc
Marine Technology Reporter • December 18th, 2015
Scientists Unlock Mysteries Of World’s Most Massive Volcano
Huffington Post • November 27st, 2015
Scientists Are Mapping the World’s Largest Volcano
National Geographic • November 21st, 2015
The World’s Biggest Volcano Is a Magnetic Mix-Up
Scientific American • November 19th, 2015
The World’s Biggest Volcano Is a Magnetic Mix-Up
Nature • November 19th, 2015
Scientists Produce Data from Largest Single Volcano
Marine Technology News • November 12th, 2015
Texas State Aquarium Educator Embarks on Research Expedition to Study the World’s Largest Single Volcano
San Diego Union Tribune • October 1st, 2015
Up close with El Niño
Honolulu Star-Advertiser • September 19th, 2015
El Niño Data Collection
Bytmarks Café • September 9th, 2015
MTR 100 Top Five Standouts
Marine Technology Reporter • July / August 2015
Vessel returns with valuable data on El Niño
Hawaii News Now • August 18, 2015
US research ship completes expedition in Mentawai
The Jakarta Post • June 23, 2015
A New Age for Underwater Autonomy (Cover Story)
Marine Technology Reporter magazine • June, 2015
Diving Robots Coordinate to Explore Ocean Depths
Machine Design • June 8, 2015
On This Sea Cruise, Drones Train to Be the Underwater Explorers of the Future
Popular Mechanics • May 22, 2015
Scientists set sail to study Tsunami Risk
Asia One • May 20, 2015
NTU scientists head to Sumatra for tsunami research
Channel News Asia • May 19, 2015
NTU scientists head out on month-long sea expedition to assess tsunami risk
The Straits Times • May 19, 2015
Coral Research Cruises Continue in Remote Australian Waters
Business Scoop New Zealand • April 13, 2015
Huge Underwater Canyon Home to Amazing Deep-Sea Life
Discovery News • March 24, 2015
Huge Underwater Canyon Is Home to Amazing Deep-Sea Creatures
Live Science • March 24, 2015
Scientists Spot Deep-Sea Wonders Off Australia’s Coast
NBC • March 23, 2015
Data gathering expedition using coordinated groups of underwater robotics
phys.org • March 18, 2015
Huge Underwater Canyon Home to Amazing Deep-Sea Life
Discovery • March 15, 2015
Underwater research device worth $200k found after two years missing off WA coast
Australian Broadcasting Commission • March 9, 2015
We are finally learning the Perth Canyon’s deep-sea secrets
The Conversation • March 9, 2015
Perth Canyon research could provide crucial climate change information, researchers say
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News • February 26, 2015
Huge, Slow-Moving ‘Internal’ Waves Wreak Havoc
Discovery News • February 6, 2015
Mystery of the UNDERWATER waves as tall as skyscrapers: Scientists to unravel what happens to ‘internal’ waves as they hit land
Daily Mail UK • January 28, 2015
Watch a 1,000-Foot-High Wave Move Across the Ocean
Yahoo News • January 27, 2015
Oceanographers study power of underwater waves off Tasmania’s east coast
Mercury • January 8, 2015
Giant deep-sea wave in Tasman Sea could help improve climate predictions
The Guardian • January 7, 2015
2014
Unexpected Life found in the Oceans Deepest Trench
NPR • December 25, 2014
New fish species discovered in deepest part of Pacific Ocean
PBS Newshour • December 20, 2014
World’s Deepest Fish Lurks 5 Miles Down in Mariana Trench
National Geographic • December 21, 2014
Scientists discover world’s deepest-dwelling fish species
Delhi Daily News • December 21, 2014
World’s deepest fish found in Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench
The Telegraph • December 20, 2014
7 Miles Beneath The Sea’s Surface: Who Goes There?
NPR • December 19, 2014
New record depth for deepest fish
BBC • December 19, 2014
Sea Ghost! Scientists Spot Deepest Living Fish 26K Feet Underwater
NBC • December 19, 2014
New record: Ethereal deep-sea fish lives 5 miles underwater
Los Angeles Times • December 19, 2014
Ghostly new fish discovered at record-breaking depths
Washington Post • December 19, 2014
Deepest fish found 5 miles down in Pacific trench
USA Today • December 19, 2014
Video shows snailfish swimming deeper than any other creature, at 8,000m beneath Pacific
Independent • December 19, 2014
FOUND: THE WORLD’S NEWEST DEEPEST-DWELLING FISH
Popular Science • December 19, 2014
How Scientists Found Deepest-Ever Fish 5 Miles Down
ABC News • December 19, 2014
Northern Prawn: Perfect for a Life on Jupiter’s moon Europa
Spiegel • November 25, 2014
Under Pressure
Slate / New Scientist • November 23, 2014
Extreme Shrimp May Hold Clues to Alien Life
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) • November 21, 2014
Scientists to study largest volcanic eruption in history
RN Breakfast – Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) • October 9, 2014
Falkor at Loihi Seamount with Ken Rubin and Brian Glazer
Think Tech Hawaii • July 14, 2014
Expedition to Hawaii seamount Loihi seeks clues about creation of Earth, other worlds
Hawaii Magazine • July 7, 2014
Researchers Embark On Mission To Explore The Loihi Seamount, Hawaii’s Newest ‘Island’
Huffington Post • June 25, 2014
What lies beneath: Researchers kick off exploration of underwater loihi
Hawaii Tribune-Herald • June 25, 2014
UH students return from final Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition
University of Hawaii News • June 19, 2014
Billionaires with big ideas are privatizing American science
NY Times • March 16, 2014
Understanding Whale Behaviors Through Science Research
Hawaii News Now • March 11, 2014
Scientists get ship backed by Google executive
Boston Globe • January 27, 2014
2013
SOI Collaborating with WHOI on World’s Most Advanced Deep-diving Robotic Vehicle
Woods Hole Oceanographic • December 5, 2013
Rich and Busy Potentate Eric Schmidt, Chairman of Google: Sailing With the Luck Dragon
Huffington Post • September 19, 2013
Ocean Networks Canada: Wiring the Abyss 2013
Global News • September 6, 2013
Breathing new life into ocean research
Victoria News • September 6, 2013
Researchers explore low-oxygen waters off Vancouver Island
Times Colonist • September 5, 2013
Le Falkor en mission pour quatre semaines au large de l’île de Vancouver
CBC News • September 5, 2013
World Class Research Vessel Docks at Ogden Point
CFAX 1070 (Victoria Radio) • September 5, 2013
An ocean full of change at Ocean Networks Canada
University of Victoria • September 4, 2013
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt unveils $94million ocean research super ship
Daily Mail UK • August 2, 2013
Google’s voyage to bottom of the sea’s dead zone
San Francisco Gate • August 1, 2013
Google’s voyage to bottom of the sea’s dead zone
San Francisco Chronicle • August 1, 2013
Expanding Understanding of the World’s Ocean
Hydro International • April 12, 2013
Private research ship makes waves
Nature • March 27, 2013
Private Research Ship Makes Waves
PBS • March 28, 2013
2012
New oil sheen prompts another investigation of BP Deepwater Horizon disaster scene
The Times-Picayune • November 14, 2012
Scientists get free use of research vessel to study BP oil disaster
ABC • November 5, 2012
Counting Fish: Longlines, Lionfish and Liberty Ships
Scientific American • October 16, 2012
UTB trio completes research voyage in Gulf
Brownsville Herald • October 5, 2012
Wreckage of Doomed Explorers Famed Ship Terra Nova located
NBC News • August 16, 2012
Scott’s wrecked ship Terra Nova found off Greenland
BBC • August 16, 2012
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