10 Reasons Why We Should Explore The Deep
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By , on March 28th, 2012 4 comments   New Research, Opinion, Scientist!   , , , , ,  

An example of one of the many species that inhabit the deep sea. Unlike this cephalopod many still await discovery. Gonatus fabricii swims by the PISCES V submersible during dive P5-625 New Zealand, Kermadec Arc Date 4 May 2005 Source NOAA Photo Library Author New Zealand-American Submarine Ring of Fire 2005 Exploration; NOAA Vents Program . . . → Read More: 10 Reasons Why We Should Explore The Deep

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James Cameron’s Deep Sea Challenge: a scientific milestone or rich guy’s junket?
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By , on March 26th, 2012 36 comments   Bringin' It, Expeditions, New Research, Opinion, Tweets, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , , , , , ,  

This post is co-authored by Al Dove and Craig McClain In the 1989 James Cameron sci-fi movie The Abyss, there’s a scene when Ed Harris’ character dons a special environmental suit that allows him to breathe an oxygen-laden liquid.  Thus protected from the risks of crushing deep-sea pressures (no air = no voids to collapse), . . . → Read More: James Cameron’s Deep Sea Challenge: a scientific milestone or rich guy’s junket?

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The biggest deep sea exploration news in 50 years?
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By , on March 8th, 2012 11 comments   Expeditions, New Research, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , , ,  

Folks, it’s on!  Some of you may know of the “race to the bottom”, a confluence of several missions aimed at returning humans to the deepest part of the oceans, the Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, south of Guam.  The teams include one sponsored by Richard Branson, one from Sylvia Earle’s sub company DOER, . . . → Read More: The biggest deep sea exploration news in 50 years?

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Celebrating the Deepest Dive
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By , on January 25th, 2010 2 comments   Archaeology, History, and Art, Art, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , ,  

Own this rare art print of the Bathyscaphe Trieste, signed by explorers Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh. Details below! Last year saw the passing of a legend, Jacques Piccard. Along with Don Walsh, these two trailblazers forged an era of deep-sea exploration that no other person has been able to supersede. Don and Jacques . . . → Read More: Celebrating the Deepest Dive

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TGIF: Fly-through Marianas Trench
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By , on April 17th, 2009 One comment   TGIF: Pictures & Movies   , ,  

Special thanks to Peter Sloss, NOAA National Geophysical Data Center. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Special thanks to Peter Sloss, NOAA National Geophysical Data Center. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet