Dejar el Mundo un Poquito Mejor | Science Stories

“El cuidar estos ecosistemas implica superarnos a nosotros también, y entonces siento que estoy saciando como lo que lo que quería, saciando mi curiosidad pero al mismo tiempo, ayudando a la humanidad. Es lo bonito de intentar dejar el mundo un poquito mejor.” Ivonne Rodríguez Ramírez nos da una mirada a cómo se introdujo en … Continued

Scientists Discover New Deep-sea Octopus Nursery in Costa Rica

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 discovered a new deep-sea octopus nursery at a low-temperature hydrothermal vent offshore of Costa Rica. The discovery of the brooding … Continued

Octopus Odyssey – 4K ROV Highlights

The scenes documented on video during the Octopus Odyssey expedition are stunning and informative. Of course, octopus were the “stars of the show:” we documented octopus nurseries with hundreds of Muusoctopus species brooding viable eggs in low-temperature hydrothermal fluids, saw how octopus mothers protect and clean their eggs, as well as observed predators rapidly descending … Continued

Faith in Independent Thinking – Science Story

“If I had to explain to an Extraterrestrial what life in my home planet is, I would never even mention a human – Life in my home planet is truly microbes living in an ocean of darkness.” It isn’t often we get to share a video containing deep-sea science, a total solar eclipse, heavy metal, … Continued

Deep-Sea Exploration in Latin America

Traducción al español a continuación Have you ever been afraid of the dark? I remember that when I was little, I was always scared when my parents turned off the lights in my room because I thought there could be monsters in the darkness that would harm me. Today, it amazes me that living in … Continued

Al País de Aguas Profundas – Week 2 Video Update

English translation below “Creo que la expedición es una gran oportunidad para que los costarricenses conozcamos mejor nuestro mar profundo, ya que realmente somos un país de mar profundo. La tercera parte de nuestro país está por debajo de los 3000 m y protegiendo este patrimonio que tenemos, pero que recién estamos conociendo, es extremadamente … Continued

4K Highlights ~ Video Update

It sounds like something out of a fairytale: scenes of fantastical creatures - some floating, others firmly entwined within towering mineral chimneys that billow underwater "smoke." These are the very real ecosystems around the hydrothermal vents we were lucky enough to explore during Schmidt Ocean Institute's latest expedition. ROV SuBastian documented wonders including astounding geological … Continued

Beautiful Unknowns ~ Video Update Week 3

Finding what you aren't looking for isn't always a bad thing! So far, the team has not found find more vents like the Lost City hydrothermal field, but they have discovered large high-temperature, black-smoker hydrothermal systems. These fields are massive and have bustling ecosystems, raising many questions that need answers. There is currently an international … Continued