Transformers Into the Deep
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By , on May 7th, 2009 2 comments   Expeditions, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , , , , ,  

From BBC News… If successful, Nereus will be the first autonomous vehicle to visit the 11,000m (36,089ft) Challenger Deep in the Pacific Ocean. Only two other vehicles have ever visited the spot before, both of them human operated. The $5m submarine will make the attempt in late May or early June after a series . . . → Read More: Transformers Into the Deep

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Scientists Solve The Mystery Of Why This Fish Is So Freakin’ Crazy
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By , on February 23rd, 2009 25 comments   Adaptations, Fish, New Research, Organisms, Scientist!   , , , , , , ,  

#gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } The barreleye (Macropinna microstoma) has extremely light-sensitive eyes that can rotate within a transparent, fluid-filled shield on its head. The fish’s tubular eyes . . . → Read More: Scientists Solve The Mystery Of Why This Fish Is So Freakin’ Crazy

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Eye In The Sea
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By , on February 10th, 2009 2 comments   Carnivals & Link Love, Gadgets & Gear, Scientist!, Vessels and Equipment   , , ,  

From Wired Magazine: You would be smiling and laughing too if you were about to play with several million dollars of scientific equipment Wired Magazine has nice write up about the cabled observatory, ECHO, and the Eye in the Sea that I discussed yesterday. . . . → Read More: Eye In The Sea

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Score one for home schoolers!
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By , on July 8th, 2008 3 comments   Gadgets & Gear   , ,  

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The Goddess Visits the South Pole
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By , on December 28th, 2006 Leave a comment   Expeditions, Vessels and Equipment   , , ,  

The BBC higlights a January expedition of Southampton Oceanographic Centre’s (SOC) ROV Isis to the Antarctic. The project is to explore the sediment and organisms of Marguerite Bay. SOC aquired Isis in 2003 from a colloboration with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI). Isis is largely based on WHOI’s Jason II and has the typical equipment . . . → Read More: The Goddess Visits the South Pole

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