Who’s your friend when things get rough? It’s sentinels in the Southern Ocean

Join the team on RV Investigator as they maintain ocean sentinels, helping them figure out our surrounding ocean and climate.

Dr Ben Arthur looking out the deck

Meet our researcher: Dr Ben Arthur

We catch up with Dr Ben Arthur on his career while he was on board RV Investigator maintaining ocean moorings and researching phytoplankton.

Women krilling it in Antarctica

In the icy waters off Antarctica, a team of women are leading the way while trawling for answers about Antarctic krill.

Happy sixth birthday RV Investigator

Our RV Investigator celebrated its sixth anniversary in 2020! We're celebrating how our research vessel plays a huge role in STEM engagement. 

This super rare squid is a deep-sea mystery. We recently spotted not 1, but 5, in the Great Australian Bight

The mysterious bigfin squid has been spotted in Australia’s waters for the first time in the Great Australian Bight.

Nelson smiling at the camera on RV Falkor

Navigating science at sea on RV Falkor in uncertain times

COVID-19 has changed how we work. This includes Nelson Kuna, who is currently on board RV Falkor providing science support off Queensland.

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.