RV Investigator at night with lights on deck

RV Investigator specifications: in with the new and the old

How do you combine modern technology with 16th century traditions? Our RV Investigator specifications and team on board make it look easy.

Polychaete worm specimen that looks a bit like a crumbed prawn cutlet

Bristling with pride: abyssal bristle worm named in our honour

Scientists have named a newly-described polychaete or bristle worm from Australia's deep abyss after CSIRO.

black and red wasp next to deadpool character

Deadpool fly and other Marvellous new species named

We’ve marvelled at and named 165 new species in the past year. They include a fly named after Marvel character Deadpool.

A bright green ship on a brown sandbed.

Canyon deep, sea-mountain high: using echoes to map ocean depths

Only a small part of the ocean depths has been mapped in detail. So we must ask: “what great discoveries are still down there waiting to be uncovered?!”

Matt Boyd smiling at the camera next to four computer screens

Mapping our oceans: running the machines that go ‘ping’

What goes ping and is mapping the seafloor? Matt Boyd takes us underwater with the discoveries found on RV Investigator with the machine that goes ping!

Scientists soak up marine sponge discovery

Scientists have discovered the world’s largest number of new species of carnivorous sponges from a deep-sea expedition on board RV Investigator.

The deck of the ship with people on board

RV Investigator checks up on Hobart air quality during COVID-19 shutdown

COVID-19 has grounded RV Investigator until further notice. But scientists are using its advanced atmospheric instruments to analyse Hobart air quality.

Two-way Science centres around the delivery of learning on country to remote school students by Indigenous Elders. Image by David Broun.

National Reconciliation Week: Snapshot of our Indigenous-led science

We’re showcasing the diversity of exceptional Indigenous-led science and research across our organisation during National Reconciliation Week.

A group of Marine and National Facility staff (MNF) in blue, silver and black uniforms smiling and posing in front of the camera.

Glow ups, discoveries and being immortalised as a worm – Happy anniversary RV Investigator!

As the sun sets on another busy year, let us take you for a dip into the amazing science that our research vessel Investigator has delivered.

Toni Moate stands in front of docked research vessel wearing hardhat and safety glasses.

Meet the innovation expert behind our RV Investigator

Network 10's Australia By Design series is looking for Australia’s top innovation of 2019. Our own Toni Moate is an expert judge on the show. Find out what makes her so qualified for the job.

Keeping it plutonic with underwater hot rocks

What do Roman mythology and RV Investigator's voyage have in common? Hold onto your hard hats cause we're going to rock your world with marine geology.

Saltwater science and sea country research

34 researchers and 20 crew on board RV Investigator set off from Turrbal Country, near Brisbane. They steamed through Quandamooka Country, past Kabi Kabi Country and out into the Coral Sea.