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Great Lake's sinkholes host exotic ecosystems

Great Lake's sinkholes host exotic ecosystems

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Researchers are exploring extreme conditions for life in a place not known for extremes.





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NASA Announces Next Undersea Exploration Mission Dates and Crew

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 25, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA will send three astronauts and a Constellation Program aerospace engineer into the ocean depths off the Florida coast from Aug. 6 to 15. They will test lunar exploration concepts and a suite of medical objectives for ...


First underwater observatory live online

First underwater observatory live online

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists, including those from the Natural History Museum, have developed the world's first underwater observatory connected to the internet.


Scientists making waves with wireless ocean monitoring

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 18, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The Great Barrier Reef and other sensitive environments could in future be managed with the help of a marine wireless network developed by University of Queensland (UQ)-led research.


People surround the battery-powered underwater glider "Scarlet Knight" after its arrival at the port of Baiona

Robot completes first underwater crossing of Atlantic Ocean

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 2

Spain on Wednesday handed back to the United States a robot which last week completed the first underwater crossing of the Atlantic Ocean to help monitor climate change by tracking temperatures.


NASA Undersea Mission Begins

NASA Undersea Mission Begins

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 07, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Three astronauts and a Constellation Program aerospace engineer began a 10-day NASA mission in the ocean depths off the Florida coast Aug. 6. They will test lunar exploration concepts and a suite of long-duration ...


People walk on a plateform on the flooded Piazza San Marco (St Mark's square) in Venice

Nearly half of Venice underwater

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 4

Much of the historic Italian city of Venice, including St. Mark's Square, was underwater Monday following a meteorological depression combined with natural tide waters, officials said.


Analysing effects of underwater noise on sperm whales

Analysing effects of underwater noise on sperm whales

Biology / Ecology

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are investigating whether or not noise generated by the oil and gas industry might affect the day-to-day behaviour of sperm whales.


Researcher finds forest birds ‘commuting’ to attract mates

Researcher finds forest birds 'commuting' to attract mates

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An ecologist at the University of Rhode Island studying habitat use by a forest-dwelling game bird found that the birds unexpectedly exhibited what he described as "the bar scene phenomenon" ...


Researchers from France and Turkey scanned the Marmara's seabed over six weeks

Underwater gas may hold clues on Turkey quake risk

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Natural gas that lies under Turkey's Marmara Sea close to Istanbul could provide advance warning of an earthquake experts believe will hit the country's largest city, scientists said on Tuesday.


Monument lifted from Cleopatra's underwater city (AP)

Monument lifted from Cleopatra's underwater city

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(AP) -- Archaeologists on Thursday hoisted a 9-ton temple pylon from the waters of the Mediterranean that was part of the palace complex of the fabled Cleopatra before it became submerged for centuries in ...



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