Did you know that you can watch live online while marine scientists explore, sample, and sometimes catch some pretty incredible footage? Following them on Twitter or FB for updates about when they're out at sea or not is a good idea, as well as their YT channels.

Links to them and some video of their expeditions is below. I've seen some of this live and it is absolutely enthralling. Also, I love how excited the teams get.

Schmidt Ocean Institute's RV Falkor




The EV Nautilus (my favorite)






And NOAA's Okeanos