This month scientists will deploy a small fleet of long-range autonomous underwater vehicles that have the ability to collect and archive seawater samples automatically.

Two of MBARI's newer researchers—Kelly Benoit-Bird and Kakani Katija—are being featured in a program at the American Museum of Natural History.

MBARI Senior Adjunct Peter Brewer receives Award for International Scientific Cooperation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The United States Postal Service will unveil a new series of forever stamps highlighting the diverse and beautiful world of bioluminescence on February 22nd.

ROV pilot Ben Erwin is using virtual reality as a new tool for deep-sea exploration.

A recent paper describes an unusual discovery: dead squid littered across the deep sea bottom.

Results of the Coordinated Canyon Experiment presented at the Fall 2017 meeting of the American Geophysical Union.

A new paper by MBARI researchers Anela Choy, Steve Haddock, and Bruce Robison documents the first comprehensive study of deep-sea food webs.

MBARI has partnered with The Nature Conservancy and other organizations to design a new camera system for counting threatened rockfish.

MBARI and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary recently worked together to create an illustrated field guide to Sur Ridge, an underwater mountain range off the Big Sur coast.

Why do certain coastal areas become meccas for wildlife? A new computer model by MBARI researchers can predict the locations of such biological hotspots.

A recent field experiment in Yellowstone National Park saw MBARI researchers dodging hordes of tourists and herds of elk while searching for “brain-eating amoebae.”

Marine biologists describe three new species of predatory sponges that live in the depths off California and Baja California.

The institute opened its doors to the public, providing visitors with a once-a-year opportunity to talk with scientists, engineers, and marine operations crews about their work.

MBARI's Environmental Sample Processors (ESPs), originally designed to study toxic algal blooms in the ocean, are now being used to protect municipal drinking-water supplies.

An acidic ocean has been shown to affect many species, but the impacts on entire communities are more complicated.

MBARI’s newly printed 2016 Annual Report is filled with ocean-research adventures and discoveries. It is available now as a PDF file on MBARI’s website.

New partnerships and technologies add an exciting new dimension to MBARI's 2017 CANON experiment.

A new paper reveals the first observations of an elusive, giant pelagic octopus with a surprising choice of prey: jellyfish!

MBARI’s remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Ventana completed its 4,000th dive in February 2017. With over 16,000 hours underwater, Ventana is by far the most experienced scientific ROV in the world.