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A new species of a tiny deep-sea limpet reveals big secrets of the deep sea! New study from Professor Gonzalo Giribet's lab describes an exciting find from the 2023 @nautiluslive.org expedition to the remote Johnston Atoll
From the depths to discovery: a tiny limpet reveals big secrets of the deep sea
In a new study published in Molluscan Research, Harvard researchers formally describe a new species of deep-sea limpet discovered during the 2023 E/V Nautilus expedition near the Johnston Atoll.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
A new species of a tiny deep-sea limpet reveals big secrets of the deep sea! New study from Professor Gonzalo Giribet's lab describes an exciting find from the 2023 @nautiluslive.org expedition to the remote Johnston Atoll
Your artwork could go on an ocean adventure aboard #EVNautilus! Students ages 5 to 18 can submit artwork for consideration for the official Nautilus Expedition Season Stickers and Patch to be worn and displayed by members of the #CorpsofExploration: Learn more: bit.ly/47LODnm
November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Your artwork could go on an ocean adventure aboard #EVNautilus! Students ages 5 to 18 can submit artwork for consideration for the official Nautilus Expedition Season Stickers and Patch to be worn and displayed by members of the #CorpsofExploration: Learn more: bit.ly/47LODnm
In 2025, E/V Nautilus and the Corps of Exploration spent six months exploring the Central, Western, and Southern Pacific, mapping unsurveyed seafloor, and bringing new views of never-before-seen seafloor to the world. youtu.be/oz0x4xQ_Ivk?...
Best of E/V Nautilus 2025: Expedition Highlights | Nautilus Live
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November 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
In 2025, E/V Nautilus and the Corps of Exploration spent six months exploring the Central, Western, and Southern Pacific, mapping unsurveyed seafloor, and bringing new views of never-before-seen seafloor to the world. youtu.be/oz0x4xQ_Ivk?...
Happy #WorldJellyfishDay! Which OET #jellyfish sighting is your favorite?
November 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Happy #WorldJellyfishDay! Which OET #jellyfish sighting is your favorite?
#NewBookAlert! #CorpsofExploration member Jon Willis's new book "The Pale Blue Data Point: An Earth-Based Perspective on the Search for Alien Life" includes some of his experience sailing on #EVNautilus in search of unique #deepsea habitats. Learn more: bit.ly/4od4mTh
The Pale Blue Data Point
A thrilling tour of Earth that shows the search for extraterrestrial life starts in our own backyard. Is there life off Earth? Bound by the limitations of spaceflight, a growing number of astrobiolo...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#NewBookAlert! #CorpsofExploration member Jon Willis's new book "The Pale Blue Data Point: An Earth-Based Perspective on the Search for Alien Life" includes some of his experience sailing on #EVNautilus in search of unique #deepsea habitats. Learn more: bit.ly/4od4mTh
During the NA176 expedition, our team encountered a wealth of biodiversity, including many gorgeous #GlassSponges. In this video, you’ll get up close and personal with some of them.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OEW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OEW...
Abyssal Sponges in the Cook Islands | Nautilus Live
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October 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
During the NA176 expedition, our team encountered a wealth of biodiversity, including many gorgeous #GlassSponges. In this video, you’ll get up close and personal with some of them.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OEW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OEW...
Is it a butterfly doing a backstroke? You may not know it, but this deep-sea #isopod is a rare sight! Scientists still have much to learn about the long-limbed crustacean #Bathyopsurus, as only a few specimens (of only two species) have been collected.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOBz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOBz...
Deep-Sea Isopod Paddles by ROV Little Hercules | Nautilus Live
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October 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Is it a butterfly doing a backstroke? You may not know it, but this deep-sea #isopod is a rare sight! Scientists still have much to learn about the long-limbed crustacean #Bathyopsurus, as only a few specimens (of only two species) have been collected.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOBz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOBz...
Have you ever heard of a #lizardfish? Our Corps of Exploration came across this #HighfinLizardfish (Bathysaurus mollis) at over 4,700 meters (15,400 ft) deep while exploring the abyssal plains in the deep sea around the #CookIslands.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFyz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFyz...
Spooky Lizardfish on Cook Islands' Seafloor | Nautilus Live
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October 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Have you ever heard of a #lizardfish? Our Corps of Exploration came across this #HighfinLizardfish (Bathysaurus mollis) at over 4,700 meters (15,400 ft) deep while exploring the abyssal plains in the deep sea around the #CookIslands.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFyz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFyz...
#TBT with @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social as they discuss some of the "blobby"-est creatures, including some witnessed by OET during our exploration: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb9j...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
#TBT with @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social as they discuss some of the "blobby"-est creatures, including some witnessed by OET during our exploration: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb9j...
We encountered this #BigfinSquid (genus Magnapinna) over 5,100 meters deep while exploring the abyssal plain in the waters of the #CookIslands. They are rarely ever seen by humans and are the only squid known to live as deep as the hadal zone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UvS...
Rare Bigfin Squid in the Cook Islands | Nautilus Live
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October 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
We encountered this #BigfinSquid (genus Magnapinna) over 5,100 meters deep while exploring the abyssal plain in the waters of the #CookIslands. They are rarely ever seen by humans and are the only squid known to live as deep as the hadal zone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UvS...
Sail onboard #EVNautilus in 2026 with a PAID internship! We're accepting applications in four categories: #OceanScience, #RemotelyOperatedVehicle #Engineering, #VideoSystemsEngineering, and #SeafloorMapping/Hydrography!
Learn more and apply by January 4, 2026: nautiluslive.org/join/interns...
Learn more and apply by January 4, 2026: nautiluslive.org/join/interns...
October 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Sail onboard #EVNautilus in 2026 with a PAID internship! We're accepting applications in four categories: #OceanScience, #RemotelyOperatedVehicle #Engineering, #VideoSystemsEngineering, and #SeafloorMapping/Hydrography!
Learn more and apply by January 4, 2026: nautiluslive.org/join/interns...
Learn more and apply by January 4, 2026: nautiluslive.org/join/interns...
For the NA176 expedition, we set out to explore the deep waters surrounding the Cook Islands. In this photo album, you'll see some of the many biological highlights in photographs captured using the 4K imaging system on the MxD SeaCam: bit.ly/4nWSjJS.
October 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
For the NA176 expedition, we set out to explore the deep waters surrounding the Cook Islands. In this photo album, you'll see some of the many biological highlights in photographs captured using the 4K imaging system on the MxD SeaCam: bit.ly/4nWSjJS.
Spotted: a dumbo octopus (Grimpoteuthis genus) on the abyssal plain in the waters of the #CookIslands, over 5,000 meters deep. Watch for a gorgeous look at the underside of this octopus, including the rows of suckers on its eight tentacles.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc0U...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc0U...
Dumbo Octopus Wows Team With Tentacles | NautilusLive
YouTube video by EVNautilus
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October 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Spotted: a dumbo octopus (Grimpoteuthis genus) on the abyssal plain in the waters of the #CookIslands, over 5,000 meters deep. Watch for a gorgeous look at the underside of this octopus, including the rows of suckers on its eight tentacles.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc0U...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc0U...
For the first time this season, the team aboard #EVNautilus is exploring the deep sea with the help of #ROVLittleHercules. Working in tandem with ROV Atalanta, Little Hercules is an imaging-vehicle capable of reaching more than 90% of the world's ocean floor. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtJq...
(re)Introducing ROV Little Hercules | Nautilus Live
YouTube video by EVNautilus
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October 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
For the first time this season, the team aboard #EVNautilus is exploring the deep sea with the help of #ROVLittleHercules. Working in tandem with ROV Atalanta, Little Hercules is an imaging-vehicle capable of reaching more than 90% of the world's ocean floor. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtJq...
#SeaCucumbers are essential to the cycling of nutrients of the #seafloor, gathering, processing, and depositing out ocean food! These squishy superheroes are major players in storing carbon and an ocean system that stabilizes the whole planet's climate.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=81Q5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=81Q5...
Sea Cucumber Ecology in the Cook Islands Deep Sea | Nautilus Live
YouTube video by EVNautilus
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October 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
#SeaCucumbers are essential to the cycling of nutrients of the #seafloor, gathering, processing, and depositing out ocean food! These squishy superheroes are major players in storing carbon and an ocean system that stabilizes the whole planet's climate.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=81Q5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=81Q5...
Happy #HagfishDay! We found this #hagfish inside a sponge while exploring Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in 2018. The #Pacifichagfish (Eptatretus stoutii) is a slender, slimy, primitive fish found in cold waters worldwide.
October 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Happy #HagfishDay! We found this #hagfish inside a sponge while exploring Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in 2018. The #Pacifichagfish (Eptatretus stoutii) is a slender, slimy, primitive fish found in cold waters worldwide.
Our #CorpsofExploration witnessed this #CasperOctopus from the suborder Incirrata while exploring a series of knoll hills in the central region of the #CookIslands' waters while diving over 4,100 meters (13,000+ feet) deep www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNjQ...
Casper Octopus in the Deep Sea of the Cook Islands | Nautilus Live
YouTube video by EVNautilus
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October 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Our #CorpsofExploration witnessed this #CasperOctopus from the suborder Incirrata while exploring a series of knoll hills in the central region of the #CookIslands' waters while diving over 4,100 meters (13,000+ feet) deep www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNjQ...
Spooky season must be here because while exploring the seafloor in the Cook Islands, our team came across these two eerie but amazing #facelesscuskeels (Typhlonus nasus). Navigating the world guided by their large nostrils, Typhlonus #eels live as deep as 5,100m. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3nC...
Faceless Eels in the Cook Islands Deep | Nautilus Live
YouTube video by EVNautilus
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October 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Spooky season must be here because while exploring the seafloor in the Cook Islands, our team came across these two eerie but amazing #facelesscuskeels (Typhlonus nasus). Navigating the world guided by their large nostrils, Typhlonus #eels live as deep as 5,100m. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3nC...
Happy #WorldOctopusDay! Our #CorpsofExploration spotted this #dumbooctopus in 2021 while exploring an unnamed Seamount near the Chautauqua Seamounts, some 150 miles west of Kaua’i. #octopus #NautilusLive
October 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Happy #WorldOctopusDay! Our #CorpsofExploration spotted this #dumbooctopus in 2021 while exploring an unnamed Seamount near the Chautauqua Seamounts, some 150 miles west of Kaua’i. #octopus #NautilusLive
During the NA176 expedition, OET is partnering with Deep-Sea Power & Light to field test a new ultra-high resolution video camera on #ROVHercules and #ROVLittle Hercules: the MxD SeaCam cutting-edge 4K imaging system. Learn more in our #blog: bit.ly/4npOQ62
The MxD SeaCam: A Journey to a New Standard in Subsea Imaging
During the NA176 expedition to explore deep-sea habitats of the Cook Islands, the Corps of Exploration aboard E/V Nautilus welcomes a new piece of ocean exploration technology: DeepSea Power & Light’s...
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October 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
During the NA176 expedition, OET is partnering with Deep-Sea Power & Light to field test a new ultra-high resolution video camera on #ROVHercules and #ROVLittle Hercules: the MxD SeaCam cutting-edge 4K imaging system. Learn more in our #blog: bit.ly/4npOQ62
During NA175 mapping the waters of the Central #Pacific, the team aboard #EVNautilus had the privilege of connecting with NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration #Astronaut (and #CorpsofExploration member) Zena Cardman on the #InternationalSpaceStation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=42-2...
From Space to Sea: A Conversation with an Astronaut | Nautilus Live
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October 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
During NA175 mapping the waters of the Central #Pacific, the team aboard #EVNautilus had the privilege of connecting with NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration #Astronaut (and #CorpsofExploration member) Zena Cardman on the #InternationalSpaceStation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=42-2...
Today, set sail on our last expedition of 2025 to explore previously unsurveyed deep-sea areas of the #CookIslands using mapping, telepresence, and the ROVs Hercules, Little Hercules, and Atalanta of #EVNautilus. Learn more in our blog: bit.ly/4gExwHY
Exploring Deep Sea Habitats of the Cook Islands with New Camera Tech
OET’s last expedition of 2025 will explore previously unsurveyed deep-sea areas of the Cook Islands.
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October 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Today, set sail on our last expedition of 2025 to explore previously unsurveyed deep-sea areas of the #CookIslands using mapping, telepresence, and the ROVs Hercules, Little Hercules, and Atalanta of #EVNautilus. Learn more in our blog: bit.ly/4gExwHY
As part of our NA173 expedition exploring the maritime archaeology of #Guadalcanal, our #CorpsofExploration aboard #EVNautilus used remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs) to explore the #WorldWarII #shipwreck #USSPreston. youtu.be/7gBmxVJj8Fw?...
Exploring the USS Preston WWII Shipwreck | Nautilus Live
YouTube video by EVNautilus
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September 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
As part of our NA173 expedition exploring the maritime archaeology of #Guadalcanal, our #CorpsofExploration aboard #EVNautilus used remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs) to explore the #WorldWarII #shipwreck #USSPreston. youtu.be/7gBmxVJj8Fw?...
In the summer of 2025, the #CorpsofExploration aboard #EVNautilus explored the #shipwreck #USSAstoria with remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The USS Astoria was lost during the #BattleofSavoIsland on August 9, 1942, during #WorldWarII. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N81o...
Using ROVs to Explore WWII Wreck USS Astoria | Nautilus Live
YouTube video by EVNautilus
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September 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
In the summer of 2025, the #CorpsofExploration aboard #EVNautilus explored the #shipwreck #USSAstoria with remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The USS Astoria was lost during the #BattleofSavoIsland on August 9, 1942, during #WorldWarII. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N81o...
While exploring the deep ocean within the Bikar and Bokak National Marine Sanctuary of the Marshall Islands, we encountered a variety of deep-sea anemones, predatory marine invertebrate animals in the Order Actiniaria and integral parts of the deep-sea ecosystem. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnAf...
Deep-Sea Anemones of the Marshall Islands | Nautilus Live
YouTube video by EVNautilus
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September 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
While exploring the deep ocean within the Bikar and Bokak National Marine Sanctuary of the Marshall Islands, we encountered a variety of deep-sea anemones, predatory marine invertebrate animals in the Order Actiniaria and integral parts of the deep-sea ecosystem. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnAf...