Oceanography's best practitioners enjoy crossing these traditional scientific boundaries. Oceanography is a young science, only decades old as an integrated field of study. Its realm is thought to be the oldest, indeed where life began. The difficulties involved in exploration have made the oceans earth's last great frontier. Applications of high technology to oceanographic instrumentation and vessels, increasingly sophisticated computers, satellite remote sensing, and innovative methodologies are rapidly opening new possibilities for exploration and research.
Many questions remain to be answered.