There’s life in the deepest part of the ocean. And some of that life is microscopic. It’s not easy to find the world’s tiniest organisms on land and it’s even harder when they live in one of the most out of reach places on Earth. Julie Huber, a marine microbiologist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, specializes in finding these itty bitty lifeforms. She talked to us about operating underwater ROVs, doing research off the side of a ship, how understanding the weirdest forms of life on Earth teaches us new lessons about our planet, and what it’s like to battle seasickness when your career requires you to spend your life among the waves.

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