A comment on Reddit reminded me of a question that I have received many times. The question is always a good one because it stems…
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Cool as a sea cucumber: life (and death) at extraordinary deep sea pressures
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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Mythbuster’s examines what would happen to a human body if pressure is not equal inside and outside of a diving suit. The ‘human body’ is…
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At this year’s National Association for Biology Teachers conference, Steve Haddock from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, spoke on deep ocean habitats. The National…
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