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New Deep-Sea Vents and Volcanic Activity Discovered in the Mariana Back-Arc

HAGANTA, GUAM – A diverse team of scientists are returning from a 28-day expedition onboard R/V Falkor that has more than doubled the number of known hydrothermal vent sites in...

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Schmidt Ocean Institute 2015 Planning Workshop

Transforming Seagoing Science with Robotic Platforms, Innovative Software Engineering, and Data Analytics On August 25th and 26th, 2015 Schmidt Ocean Institute convened an international group of 27 collaborating experts including young...

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Discovering and Naming “Crean Deep”

Even in this modern age, the world below the waves remains mostly unexplored. We routinely hear about scientists discovering new species in all depths of the oceans, yet it can...

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Schmidt Ocean Institute 2016 Expeditions

View the 2016 Cruise Plan

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New SeaFloorExplore App Features Coordinated Robotics Cruise

Scott Reef may be extremely remote—some 400 kilometers north from Broome in the Timor Sea, but now anyone can view the reef and sea floor on their phone, iPad or...

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Schmidt Ocean Institute 2015 Expeditions

Tracking the Tasman Sea’s Hidden Tides January – February Every day, the ocean’s tides create massive underwater waves known as internal tides that radiate around the globe with major impacts...

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Third Student Cruise Completed

To learn more about this unique series of expeditions, please visit the project page. For details about the research conducted and links to the Cruise Log and Expedition Map, please...

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Student Cruises 2014

During the inaugural Schmidt Ocean Institute Symposium in November of 2013, Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) Vice President and Co-Founder Wendy Schmidt launched an initiative to inspire a deep passion for ocean...

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2014 Expeditions

Student Cruises (Feb. 16 to Feb. 22, April 18 to April 24, & June 13 to June 19) During the inaugural Schmidt Ocean Institute Symposium in November of 2013, Schmidt...

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Open Ocean to Inner Sea: The Dynamics of Hypoxia on the West Coast of Canada

From August 18th to September 18th, Canadian researchers working aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor will be studying low-oxygen, acidic waters that form naturally in the deep sea off...

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