A new ecosystem has been discovered in volcanic cavities beneath hydrothermal vents at a well-studied undersea volcano on the East Pacific Rise off Central America. The landmark 30-day expedition aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute's ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 8, 2023
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Growing 'dead zone' confirmed by underwater robots in the Gulf of Oman
Earth Sciences
Apr 27, 2018
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An underwater robot entered a badly damaged reactor at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant Wednesday, capturing images of the harsh impact of its meltdown, including key structures that were torn and knocked out of place.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 19, 2017
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Underwater robots developed by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego offer scientists an extraordinary new tool to study ocean currents and the tiny creatures they transport. ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 24, 2017
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For the last decade, scientists have deployed increasingly capable underwater robots to map and monitor pockets of the ocean to track the health of fisheries, and survey marine habitats and species. In general, such robots ...
Robotics
May 7, 2015
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Scientists have developed an octopus-like robot, which can zoom through water with ultra-fast propulsion and acceleration never before seen in man-made underwater vehicles.
Robotics
Feb 5, 2015
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A digging robot inspired by the unique mechanisms employed by the Atlantic razor clam has been created by a group of researchers in the US.
Robotics
Apr 8, 2014
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An odd underwater ballet has been unfolding in the Mediterranean port of Toulon these past few days.
Engineering
Jul 27, 2013
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(Phys.org) —The tail of a seahorse can be compressed to about half its size before permanent damage occurs, engineers at the University of California, San Diego, have found. The tail's exceptional flexibility is due to ...
Materials Science
May 1, 2013
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Trees do not grow in the deep sea, nevertheless sunken pieces of wood can develop into oases for deep-sea life - at least temporarily until the wood is fully degraded. A team of Max Planck researchers from Germany now showed ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 22, 2013
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