From oil spills to new species: How tech reveals the ocean
The ocean covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but scientists say we have barely scratched the surface of what lives in ...
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Ocean census project reveals over 800 new species of ocean life
RECENT discoveries have identified 866 new marine species, including sharks, lobsters, corals, and deep-sea sponges, as part ...
In One Ear: No crew needed
What's new in the Navy? Unmanned surface vessels, that's what. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Serco have launched the 180-foot USX-1 Defiant prototype, and sea trials will ...
How South Korea’s shipyards could save the US Navy
South Korea’s state trade promotion body Kotra estimates the US Navy plans to invest $1.1tn to expand its fleet to 381 vessels by 2054. It forecasts the global shipbuilding industry will grow from ...
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From a Guitar Shark to an Octocoral, Scientists Discover More Than 800 Marine Species
Scientists have identified 866 new species as part of the Ocean Census, a global mission to protect and accelerate the ...
Scientists have been wrong for 200 years: Viking ships at the bottom of the sea turned out to be something else entirely
Archaeologists from the Stockholm Shipwreck Museum hope to secure funding for further research and excavation of the ...
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China's New Ship Can Drill 11 Kilometers Deep, Hoping To Reveal The Secrets Of Earth's Mantle
Few other scientific drilling ships exist – and none of this caliber. There is Japan’s Chikyū with a maximum drilling depth of 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) and there was the US-owned JOIDES Resolution ...