News tagged with underwater
Antarctic lake home to diverse community of viruses
Nov 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of the genetic structure of viruses in an Antarctic lake has revealed an astonishing genetic richness in the large number of viral families discovered.
Scientists finding sink holes in Great Lakes
May 04, 2009 |
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Scientists studying submerged sinkholes in the Great Lakes off the coast of northern Michigan have stumbled onto something they never expected to find: life forms akin to those found in some of Earth's most extreme environments.
Turning the tide to energy
Mar 06, 2009 |
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NASA researchers who developed a new way to power robotic underwater vehicles believe a spin-off technology could help convert ocean energy into electrical energy on a much larger scale. The researchers hope ...
400-bln-euro plan to pump African solar power to Europe
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Twelve European companies launched a 400-billion-euro (560-billion-dollar) initiative on Monday to plant huge solar farms in Africa and the Middle East to produce energy for Europe.
Huge undersea mountain found off Indonesia: scientists
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 29, 2009 |
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A massive underwater mountain discovered off the Indonesian island of Sumatra could be a volcano with potentially catastrophic power, a scientist said Friday.
New underwater robot can hover in place
Sep 26, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT researchers have designed a new robotic underwater vehicle that can hover in place like a helicopter -- an invaluable tool for deepwater oil explorers, marine archaeologists, oceanographers ...
Pavlopetri -- the world's oldest known submerged town
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 21, 2009 |
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The world's oldest known submerged town has been revealed through the discovery of late Neolithic pottery. The finds were made during an archaeological survey of Pavlopetri, off the southern Laconia coast ...
Great Lake's sinkholes host exotic ecosystems
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Researchers are exploring extreme conditions for life in a place not known for extremes.
Research shows how insects use trapped oxygen to breathe underwater
Jul 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Hundreds of insect species spend much of their time underwater, where food may be more plentiful. MIT mathematicians have now figured out exactly how those insects breathe underwater.
Lasers generate underwater sound
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are developing a new technology for use in underwater acoustics. The new technology uses flashes of laser light to remotely create underwater sound. The new ...
Debate unfolds over origin of grouped stones at lake's bottom
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 15, 2009 |
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Forty feet below the surface of Lake Michigan in Grand Traverse Bay, a mysterious pattern of stones can be seen rising from an otherwise sandy half-mile of lake floor.
Alchemy in Tanzania? Gas Becomes Solid at Surface of Oldoinyo Lengai Volcano
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Science has unearthed the secret to what might have been alchemy at Oldoinyo Lengai volcano in Tanzania.
Seaglider monitors waters from Arctic during record-breaking journey under ice (w/Video)
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 28, 2009 |
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The University of Washington has surpassed its 2-year-old world record for operating a glider under the ice, this time by successfully operating one of its seagliders for six months as it made round trips ...
5 ancient Roman shipwrecks found off Italy coast
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Archaeologists have found five well-preserved Roman shipwrecks deep under the sea off a small Mediterranean island, with their cargo of vases, pots and other objects largely intact, officials said ...
First underwater observatory live online
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists, including those from the Natural History Museum, have developed the world's first underwater observatory connected to the internet.
