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Shouldn’t We Be More Skeptical of the DeepChallenger Dive?

Dr. M April 2, 2012 alvin Deep Sea Challenge Funding James Cameron submersible subs

This is an invited contribution. A marine biologist, who posts here under the pseudonym, Dour Marine Biologist, offers a counter to the media and even DSN…

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Cool as a sea cucumber: life (and death) at extraordinary deep sea pressures

Alistair Dove March 28, 2012 Adaptations Challenger Deep Deep Challenger Deep Sea Challenge Marianas pressure

Edit – In the original article I said that the sphere of the Deep Challenger was made of titanium. In fact, it’s made of steel. …

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James Cameron’s Deep Sea Challenge: a scientific milestone or rich guy’s junket?

Alistair Dove March 26, 2012 alvin Challenger Deep Deep Challenger Deep Sea Challenge exploration hadal James Cameron marianas trench National Geographic ocean exploration submersible

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’…

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The biggest deep sea exploration news in 50 years?

Alistair Dove March 8, 2012 Challenger Deep Deep Sea Challenge exploration James Cameron marianas trench ocean exploration Race to the Bottom Submerisible

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…

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