Thirty-Two Mile Cable Installed for First Deep-Sea Observatory0

May 2nd, 2007 by admin in Science and NEWS

Oceanographers have completed an important step in constructing the first deep-sea observatory off the continental United States. Workers in the multi-institution effort laid 32 miles (52 kilometers) of cable along the Monterey Bay sea floor that will provide electrical power to scientific instruments, video cameras, and robots 3,000 feet (900 meters) below the ocean surface. The link will also carry data from the instruments back to shore, for use by scientists and engineers from around the world.
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New Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents, Life Form Discovered0

April 23rd, 2007 by admin in Science

Unusual jellyfish look like serpent-haired Medusa

April 18, 2007

A new “black smoker”–an undersea mineral chimney emitting hot springs of iron-darkened water–has been discovered at 8,500-foot depths by an expedition funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore the Pacific Ocean floor off Costa Rica.
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Ocean vortex ‘death trap’ discovered0

June 8th, 2006 by admin in Science and NEWS

A MASSIVE ocean vortex discovered off the West Australian coast is acting as a “death trap” by sucking in huge amounts of fish larvae and could affect the surrounding climate.

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Cognition research focuses on the tongue0

May 12th, 2006 by admin in Military and Science and NEWS

PENSACOLA, Florida, USA — In their quest to create the superwarrior of the future, some military researchers aren’t focusing on organs like muscles or hearts. They’re looking at tongues.

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Robo-turtle answers some flippery questions0

April 29th, 2006 by admin in ROV, AUV, UUV and Science and NEWS

A robotic turtle could help engineers build better autonomous underwater vehicles and answer fundamental questions about how prehistoric beasts swam. The robot, called Madeleine, is already helping researchers understand when it is best to swim with four flippers and when to use two.

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Record ocean waves are recorded0

April 5th, 2006 by admin in Science and NEWS

SOUTHAMPTON, England (UPI) — British scientists report observing some of the largest waves ever measured — reportedly so big, some computer models indicate they shouldn`t even exist.

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