Exclusive Podcast Episode: We’ve Only Explored 0.001% of the Deep Sea — What’s Lurking Below?

Listen to an exclusive podcast episode where Discover Magazine interviews Dr. Katy Croff Bell and Professor Alan Jamieson about the deep sea.

By: Erin Berge

This article was originally published on Discovermagazine.com.

Humans have only visually explored 0.001 percent of the deep sea — it’s deep, dark, but full of life.

In this exclusive Discover Magazine podcast episode, we speak with Dr. Katy Croff Bell, who is a National Geographic explorer and the founder and president of the Ocean Discovery League, and Professor Alan Jamieson, who co-hosts, “Deep-Sea Podcast,” has published over 150 scientific publications, participated in over 80 deep-sea expeditions, and completed 30 deep-sea submersible dives. These experts explain why we’ve only explored a tiny fraction of the deep sea, what it’s like to dive in a submersible, and what creatures live deep below.

In first-hand accounts from researchers who’ve descended into the abyss and studied the ocean floor extensively, host Erin Berge, senior digital editor at Discover Magazine, asks questions like:

•  Why have we mapped more of the Moon’s surface than Earth’s ocean floor?
•  How do we explore the deep sea?
•  Why can creatures survive in extreme depths and darkness?
•  What is the science and stakes of studying the deep sea?

Enjoy listening to the full episode on YouTube.