This Web site contains the homepage of the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (formerly the Bermuda Biological Station for Research), established "to conduct research and science education of the highest quality from the special perspective of a mid-ocean island." The site offers detailed overviews of BIOS research initiatives, including a number of projects in the life sciences: marine biodiversity, the ecosystem functions of coral reefs, ocean genomics, aquaculture, ecotoxicology, and pollution studies. Visitors can also go on a virtual tour of the research station. Altogether, this Web site offers a quick yet engaging introduction to research at BIOS.