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Humans have reached the north and south poles, and even branched out into space, which means the only frontier left to conquer is the deep sea. Countries once competed to see who could dive the deepest, but they are now channeling their interest into the exploitation of marine organisms and mineral resources. At the deepest depths, almost 11,000 meters below the surface, a vast array of life becomes visible.
A dream comes true 1,553 meters below sea level
On the other side of the 4.7-inch diameter, 5.5-inch thick round acrylic window, the bottom of the sea has an ashen hue. A thick layer of sand and dead plankton called marine...
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An underwater laboratory off the Florida Keyes serves as a sort of reverse space station for the United States.
300 meters below sea level: For a cool $1.5 million,...
Mike Caplehorn has a love for the sea, especially at depths of up to 300 meters, when he's piloting his small submersible.
1,600 meters below sea level: Japan's coveted deep...
Waters off Papua New Guinea are proving to be a testing ground for a world-first attempt to extract metallic minerals on a commercial basis from the ocean floor 1,600 meters...
2,000 meters below sea level: Europe, U.S. lead in...
In January, construction was completed on the Hakurei, a state-of-the-art research vessel and the first commissioned by the Japanese government in 30 years.
4,500 meters beneath the sea: The exclusive world...
When it comes to deep-sea submersibles, only Japan, the United States, France, Russia and China have craft capable of diving to 4,500 meters or more.
6,000 meters down: Military, nuclear technology...
Though the Nautile can't match the submarine envisioned by author Jules Verne and piloted by his fictional Captain Nemo, the French deep-diving sub today is the pride of France.
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