France shows off humanoid underwater exploration robot
French officials have unveiled a humanoid diving robot that they hope will give a big artificial hand to the practice of underwater archaeology.
French officials have unveiled a humanoid diving robot that they hope will give a big artificial hand to the practice of underwater archaeology.
Robotics
Apr 28, 2016
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The man whose research team discovered the wreckage of the Titanic has now turned his attention to the deepest trough of the Caribbean Sea.
Earth Sciences
Aug 22, 2013
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Dr. Jesse Marcel Jr., who said he handled debris from the 1947 crash of an unidentified flying object near Roswell, New Mexico, has died at the age of 76.
Space Exploration
Aug 28, 2013
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(Phys.org) —This month's annual beach cleanup may turn up items from the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan more than two years ago.
Environment
Apr 15, 2013
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A search team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has located the wreckage of Air France Flight 447 some 3,900 meters, or nearly 2.5 miles, below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean off Brazils northeastern ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 5, 2011
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The world's two largest commercial aircraft manufacturers are at odds over equipping airliners with black boxes that eject in the event of a crash, making them easier to find.
Engineering
Oct 7, 2014
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Oil from a Turkish bulk carrier that ran aground three years ago off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa's prime tourist city, was spilling onto two beaches, officials said.
Environment
Sep 2, 2012
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The longer it takes, the harder it gets to find the lost Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
Engineering
Mar 13, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A chemical analysis indicates that the source of oil sheens recently found floating at the ocean's surface near the site of the Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill is pockets of oil trapped within the ...
Environment
Jul 16, 2013
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(AP)—Researchers are using new 3-D sonar imaging technology to capture the most complete picture yet of what remains of the only U.S. Navy ship sunk in combat the Gulf of Mexico during the Civil War.
Earth Sciences
Sep 11, 2012
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