
The Great Underwater Wall Of Robots: Chinese Exhibit Shows Off Sea Drones
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Chinese Robot Submarines Blanketing the Ocean Floor Soon
Happy World Oceans Day!
It can guide the Uber driver to our doorstep and steer mortar rounds toward their targets in Afghanistan, but one place GPS falls short is underwater.
The first time he uncovered an Egyptian artifact, archaeologist Franck Goddio was at the bottom of the Alexandria harbor.
Even with bottled oxygen and elite training, there are underwater locations that lie well beyond our physical capabilities.
Crown-of-thorns starfish are the zombies of the sea. They won't die even if you cut them in half.
The robottom of the ocean
Huge monstrous-looking beast washes up on popular tourist beach in Mexico leaving experts baffled
Somersaulting manta rays, dashing dolphins, swarming schools of fish and munching sharks inhabit a world beneath the ocean's surface that few get a chance to see.
When we caught up with French high flyer Stephane Rousson at the Paris Green Air Show 5 years ago, in addition to showing off his helium-filled Zeppy 3 sail balloon, he also detailed a pedal-powered personal submarine called the Scubster. In 2011, th
Cave diver Jill Heinerth explores the hidden underground waterways coursing through our planet.
The world of underwater hotels seems to be saturated with promises as much as it does promise.
The world of underwater hotels seems to be saturated with promises as much as it does promise.
A huge deposit holding at least 470 tons of gold has been discovered beneath the seabed of the East China Sea.
With their eight arms and giant egg-shaped head, octopuses are one of the most alien-looking creatures on the planet.
On Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the Crown-of-thorns starfish is the scourge of the deep as it eats and destroys large swathes of coral and threatens the overall health of the reef.
These weird creatures, siphonophores, are related to jellyfish and corals. BP videotaped this strange-looking animal while collecting video footage some 4,000 feet under the sea.
There are robots on the bottom of the ocean
Intrepid robot explorer
The SS City Cargo, a mixed passenger and cargo ship, was carrying around 100 tons of silver coins belonging to the UK Treasury when it was torpedoed by a German submarine in November 1942.
At the crest of a swell, an orange wing sticks straight up out of the ocean, like the fin of a miserable orca waving to the crowd at SeaWorld.
Paul Allen uses his own submarine to locate flagship that US forces sank with 1,000 men on board in WWII Battle of Leyte Gulf
Earlier in February, some members of an Israeli scuba-diving club recently had what is literally one of the most amazing possible human experiences: They randomly discovered a giant underwater ancient treasure in the form of some 2,000 gold coins tha
The ancient deposit could be good news for tech companies
Easy come, easy go
Who knew engineering could be so gorgeous?
Antarctic scientists have combined measurements provided by an underwater robot with existing satellite data to show that Antarctic sea ice may be thicker than previously thought.
Absurd Creature of the Week: The Nightmarish Shark That Lures Victims With Its Effed Up Teeth.
With 95 percent of the ocean unexplored, scientists barely understand life beneath the waves.
Dutch firm U-Boat Worx describes the latest addition to its line of submersibles as a "subsea-Ferrari". Like many Ferraris, the company's new HP Sport Sub 2 seats two and comes in eye-catching red, but unlike most Ferraris, it can carry a pilot and p