News articles tagged with 'underwater'
Rowdy residents warn crustaceans away from perilous reefs
— 8 Feb 2011 17:42 | EnvironmentIn the first study to examine the response to noise of a diverse range of crustaceans, an international team led by the University of Bristol found that many families of crustaceans…
Scientists find part of New Zealand's submerged 'Pink Terraces'
— 4 Feb 2011 16:46 | EnvironmentThey were called the Eighth Wonder of the World. Until the late 19th century, New Zealand's Pink and White Terraces along Lake Rotomahana on the North Island, attracted tourists from…
New discoveries improve climate models
— 4 Feb 2011 16:37 | EnvironmentNew discoveries on how underwater ridges impact the ocean's circulation system will help improve climate projections…
Universal solvent no match for new self-healing sticky gel
— 28 Jan 2011 16:33 | TechnologyScientists can now manufacture a synthetic version of the self-healing sticky substance that mussels use to anchor themselves to rocks in pounding ocean surf and surging tidal basins.…
Scientists ashore assist in discovery of tubeworm colony off Cyprus
— 14 Dec 2010 19:00 | BiologyWhen a field of tubeworms was unexpectedly discovered on the side of a large underwater mountain 50 miles off the coast of Cyprus this summer, the finding was notable both for the discovery…
Underwater robots on course to the deep sea
— 25 Nov 2010 16:30 | EnvironmentEven when equipped with compressed-air bottles and diving regulators, humans reach their limits very quickly under water. In contrast, unmanned submarine vehicles that are connected…
Stevens and TNO conduct joint experiments in Dutch Harbour for maritime security
— 9 Nov 2010 13:19 | TechnologyStevens Institute of Technology and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) have recently conducted joint experiments in the Dutch Navy Harbour of Den Helder,…
Highlight of the Polarstern expedition
— 30 Jul 2010 09:37 | EnvironmentThe Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association for the first time sent its Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) on an under-ice mission at about…
Underwater gliders may change how scientists track fish
— 23 Jun 2010 13:16 | EnvironmentTracking fish across Alaska's vast continental shelves can present a challenge to any scientist studying Alaska's seas. Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have successfully…
British scientific expedition discovers world's deepest known undersea volcanic vents
— 12 Apr 2010 08:14 | EnvironmentA British scientific expedition has discovered the world's deepest undersea volcanic vents, known as 'black smokers,' 3.1 miles (5000 metres) deep in the Cayman Trough in the Caribbean.…