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South Korea Developing Underwater Search-and-Rescue Robot Crawlers
Underwater Crawler What's up, isopod brethren? Korea TimesSouth Korea's flock of robotic teachers look and sound goofy, but the nation is deadly serious about its latest project: developing aquatic...
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Symbiotic Bacteria Serve as Hydrogen "Fuel Cells" for Deep-Sea Mussels
Mussel Beds The mussel beds at hydrothermal vents form a teeming expanse that contains an estimated half a million mussels. MARUM Hydrogen fuel cells offer plenty of promise as an alternative fuel...
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Loch Ness, Like a Giant Level, Shows How Scotland Bends With the Tides
Loch Ness Wikimedia Commons The Earth's crust bends and deforms in response to ocean tides, and this barely noticeable warping affects other bodies of water as well as the land, according to a new...
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Help Oceanographers Comb the Ocean Floor From the Comfort of Your Screen
Hidden Treasures of the Deep Public contributors will be able to identify fish, scallops and other organisms in each image. Here's a scallop and a monkfish, for example. Users can also provide basic...
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IsoMetrix
Best View Through the Seafloor Courtesy Isometrix Systems that geologists use to see below the Earth's crust on dry land don't work well underwater. The new IsoMetrix marine seismic system, on the...
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The 49-Year History Of One Of Science's Most Storied Subs
Alvin, 1968 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute View Photo GalleryClick to enter the galleryThe deep-sea exploration vehicle Alvin has had a fascinating and storied history. Since its launch in 1964,...
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South Korea's flock of robotic teachers look and sound goofy, but the nation is deadly serious about its latest project: developing aquatic robots by 2016 which can swim and…
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Hydrogen fuel cells offer plenty of promise as an alternative fuel source for everything from cars to generators — but they remain expensive, complicated and mostly rare. It…
View ArticleLoch Ness, Like a Giant Level, Shows How Scotland Bends With the Tides
The Earth’s crust bends and deforms in response to ocean tides, and this barely noticeable warping affects other bodies of water as well as the land, according to a new study. With exacting precision,...
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End-of-summer blues have you thinking of your next beach vacation? Now you can virtually swim along the ocean floor and stare at the interesting starfish, scallops and…
View ArticleThe 49-Year History Of One Of Science's Most Storied Subs
Click to enter the gallery The deep-sea exploration vehicle Alvin has had a fascinating and storied history. Since its launch in 1964, the three-person research vessel has…
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Scientists Call For Temporary Halt On New Deep Sea Mining Projects
Ocean viewStephanie Watson/FlickrCC by SA 2.0A policy paper published today in Science is asking authorities to hold off on approving any more underwater mining contracts until more environmental...
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Digital Map Of Seafloor Could Help Scientists Predict Climate Change Impacts
As more data is beamed back from the New Horizons Pluto flyby we are constantly learning more about the surface of a dwarf planet billions of miles away, while mysteries on our own planet lay waiting...
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South Korea Developing Underwater Search-and-Rescue Robot Crawlers
Technology Underwater swimmers and crawlers could speed up rescue efforts for incidents such as the recent sinking of a South Korean Navy frigate South Korea's flock of robotic teachers look and sound...
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Symbiotic Bacteria Serve as Hydrogen "Fuel Cells" for Deep-Sea Mussels
Science Hydrogen fuel cells offer plenty of promise as an alternative fuel source for everything from cars to generators — but they remain expensive, complicated and mostly rare. It… Hydrogen fuel...
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Loch Ness, Like a Giant Level, Shows How Scotland Bends With the Tides
Science The Earth’s crust bends and deforms in response to ocean tides, and this barely noticeable warping affects other bodies of water as well as the land, according to a new… The Earth’s crust...
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Help Oceanographers Comb the Ocean Floor From the Comfort of Your Screen
Science Identify seafood and other objects as you trawl a virtual seafloor. End-of-summer blues have you thinking of your next beach vacation? Now you can virtually swim along the ocean floor and...
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The 49-Year History Of One Of Science's Most Storied Subs
Science The humble submersible Alvin has triumphed over sinking and swordfish, and taken ocean exploration to new depths. Click to enter the gallery The deep-sea exploration vehicle Alvin has had a...
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Scientists Call For Temporary Halt On New Deep Sea Mining Projects
Environment This month’s International Seabed Authority meeting could determine the fate of underwater habitats A policy paper published today in Science is asking authorities to hold off on approving...
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