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When Hans Hartman, a civil engineer, attempted to film the ocean depths in 1917, he pioneered what would become the first deep-sea ROV ... footage of the Wright Brothers’ first flight.
The Museum will host a celebration of the two new exhibits on Friday, April 4.
It was tested in the South China Sea, where the team attached it to an arm on a submersible, which they sent 3,400 metres (34,776 feet) deep. There, the gripper collected small marine creatures ...
A new study analyzes the evolutionary history of 11 deep-sea species from environments stretching from the central Indian ...
How far would you go for a good meal? For some of the ocean's top predators, maintaining a decent diet requires some ...
Using creative thinking and Lego technology, an Agawam robotics team engaged in research, problem-solving, coding and ...
Rules on deep-sea mining in international waters must be driven by "sound science" and built on consensus, the head of the body charged with regulating the divisive practice said Thursday.
A 2022 peer-reviewed study of available research by leading deep-sea scientists found “no or next to no scientific knowledge” for most of the seabed targeted for mining. NEW PLAYERS IN THE DEBATE ...
The White House is weighing an executive order that would fast-track permitting for deep-sea mining in international waters and let mining companies bypass a United Nations-backed review process ...
China’s deep-sea mining deal with the Cook Islands raises the stakes in critical mineral competition, with the United States at risk of falling behind. In February, the Cook Islands announced a ...
"Deep-sea discovery calls into question the origins of life," the Scottish Association for Marine Science said in a press release to accompany the publication of the research. Environmentalists ...
Two brothers have recalled how a dream scuba diving trip quickly turned into a life-threatening ordeal after they were left at sea just minutes into the dive. Ian Kensington and Ryan Chaudhry ...