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Audio: Haunting Sounds from the Deepest Parts of the Ocean
It’s not silent at the bottom of ocean. For three weeks, researchers from Oregon State University dropped a titanium-encased hydrophone at the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific, at a depth of 36,000, deeper than Mount Everest is tall.
The Modern, Molecular Hunt for the World’s Biodiversity
The news is full of announcements about newly discovered forms of life.
Alaska Fears Economic Impact of Shell’s Arctic Pullout
Royal Dutch Shell’s dry hole in the Chukchi Sea may be disappointing to shareholders, but it’s potentially devastating to Alaska
Countdown to Curiosity’s Nail-Biting Landing on Mars
NASA’s latest Mars rover is scheduled to land at Gale Crater on the Red Planet at 10:31 p.m. PDT on Aug. 5 (1:31 a.m. EDT or 6:31 a.m. GMT on Aug. 6).
Shooting For the Stars: Six-Foot Crossbow Can Harpoon Comets
NASA scientists are trying a different strategy to collect samples from comets: by harpooning them.
Adventurer’s Experimental Submarine to Explore the Challenger Deep (Video)
The DeepFlight Challenger submarine will journey to the deepest known part of the ocean, the Challenger Deep at the southern end of the Marianas Trench.
President of the Explorers Club Discusses Beauty of Exploration
Throughout her life, Lorie Karnath, the 37th president of the prestigious Explorers Club has been fascinated and inspired by the beauty of exploration.
Deep, Open Ocean Most Underexplored Area
Scientists know the least about the largest habitat for life on Earth—the deep, open ocean.
