ocean Archives — Colossal

a detail of black coral fronds

Among Newly Discovered Ocean Species, a Baby Colossal Squid Is Filmed for the First Time

May 16, 2025

a detail of a sculpture made of tightly meandering textile, resembling coral

Recycled Materials Draw Attention to Ocean Plastics in Ana Brecevic’s Assemblages

May 14, 2025

a group of Indigenous Papua New Guinean men with yellow facepaint and elaborate headdresses and regalia

Remarkable Photos by Cristina Mittermeier Spotlight the Need for Hope Amid Crisis

April 16, 2025

a still from a documentary about HMS Titanic, showing a large-scale digital rendering of the shipwreck on the ocean floor

‘Titanic: The Digital Resurrection’ Unveils an Unprecedented View of the Harrowing Maritime Disaster

April 14, 2025

a photograph of a newly-discovered tiny lobster against a black background

Ocean Census Expeditions Discover More Than 800 New Marine Species

March 18, 2025

a cyanotype of a fragment of cloth resembling a botanical specimen, labeled "Gigartina sunday"

Mandy Barker’s Cyanotypes Revive a Pioneering Botanist’s Book to Warn About Synthetic Debris

March 18, 2025

camels drinking water from an underwater perspective

The Underwater Photographer of the Year Celebrates 60 Years of Wildlife Diversity

February 28, 2025

a gif from a short documentary showing a man wearing a black hat and jeans as he walks to the front of a garage door painted with the words "John's Beachcombing Museum"

A Short Documentary Celebrates the Fruits of Nearly Five Decades of ‘Extreme Beachcombing’

February 25, 2025

a patterned fish camouflages itself against some coral

In the 2024 Ocean Art Contest, Circling Sharks and Squadrons of Rays Steal the Show

January 23, 2025

a photograph of a person standing next to a motorbike, wearing a handmade costume made from white plastic yarn, with woven arms and legs and a torso-head design that resembles coral textures

Mulyana Transforms Plastic Yarn and Netting into Arresting Ocean Textures

October 16, 2024

a small, fishlike marine animal camouflages against orange tendrils underwater

Andrei Savin Reveals the Concealed in ‘Masters of Hiding’

October 4, 2024

soft coral grows on the inside and outside of a railcar submerged underwater. fish swim nearby

Off the Coast of Georgia, Marine Life Colonizes Two MARTA Railcars

September 25, 2024

a detail of a large cardboard sculpture of a coral reef, focusing on a sea turtle and numerous small fish

Josh Gluckstein Crafts a Teeming Reef from Recycled Cardboard

September 24, 2024

One Whale of a Meal Wins The 2024 Ocean Photographer of the Year Competition

September 18, 2024

artist Ellie Hannon working on a painting on the aft deck of a research vessel at sunset

Art and Science Set Sail in Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Artist-at-Sea Program

September 17, 2024

a gangly creature with innumerable appendages and a translucent pale body

Schmidt Ocean Institute Discovers 20 New Species Along the Remote Nazca Ridge

September 9, 2024