deep sea
August 26, 2012
After the rubber bands binding its long legs are removed, the Japanese spider crab unfolds them and stretches them out. They must be close to a meter in length.
June 24, 2012
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.
June 24, 2012
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.
June 24, 2012
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.
June 24, 2012
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...
June 24, 2012
Mike Caplehorn has a love for the sea, especially at depths of up to 300 meters, when he's piloting his small submersible.
June 24, 2012
An underwater laboratory off the Florida Keyes serves as a sort of reverse space station for the United States.
June 24, 2012
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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