Brick by Brick
For three weeks, the crew and science complement of the R/V Falkor has sailed down the coast of California, from San Francisco to San Diego....
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In three short minutes, there are a wide variety of subjects and knowledge in this video - similarities in space exploration and deep sea expeditions;...
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SOI/Mary Lide Parker
Mysterious Structures
With just a few days remaining on the R/V Falkor, I am putting the finishing touches on my paintings and starting to reflect on this...
MoreOcean Worlds
Since 1978, NASA has built, launched, and operated remote sensing satellites that orbit the Earth to better understand our home planet—which is over 70 percent...
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SOI/Mary Lide Parker
Collecting from the Deep
You might not expect to find snails, sponges, or worms in the emergency room or medicine cabinet, but they are often a surprising source of...
MoreBackyard Deep – Week One Video
Hundreds of meters below the surface of the ocean, where sunlight does not reach, researchers are finding communities as biologically dense as rainforests. Find out...
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SOI/Mary Lide Parker
Mechanical Muse
Leighton Rolley - one of the lead marine technicians on R/V Falkor - has a reputation for wild ideas. When he suggested I use the...
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Hard Questions
At the end of another long work day, I empty my pockets: zip ties, a hex wrench, miscellaneous combination wrenches, tubes of o-ring lubricant, several...
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SOI/Mary Lide Parker
Two Paths, One Destination
After a 12-hour dive, we watch as ROV SuBastian returns safely to the aft deck of R/V Falkor. When the 6,000-pound remote-operated vehicle (ROV) is...
MoreImmersive Experience
As an artist, I have long been inspired by remote environments that thrive in extreme conditions and transform our understanding of life. Enveloping the viewer...
MoreThere and Back Again
In 1882, the USS Albatross set sail from Wilmington, Delaware with orders to carry out hydrographic and biological investigations in and around US waters. The...
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