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Life in 'Inner Space': Joint Mission to Film Marine Life Three Kilometers Down
July 12, 2011 Undiscovered ‘alien’ life forms that thrive without sunlight in temperatures approaching boiling point may soon come to light, thanks to a groundbreaking Irish-led marine research mission ... > full story -
Underwater Antarctic Volcanoes Discovered in the Southern Ocean
July 11, 2011 Scientists have discovered previously unknown volcanoes in the ocean waters around the remote South Sandwich Islands. Using ship-borne sea-floor mapping technology during research cruises onboard the ... > full story -
Oceanographic Campaign for the Study of the Large Submarine Valleys of Catalonia
July 7, 2011 The unmanned deepwater research vehicle Liropus 2000 will be used for the first time in a study of sea floor relief and the dynamic processes that take place along the continental margin of the ... > full story -
Best-Preserved House from the Period of the Kingdom of Israel Is Uncovered at Tel Shikmona
July 5, 2011 Exceptional detective-archaeological work at the first season of archaeological digs at Tel Shikmona, on the southern edge of Israel's city of Haifa, has uncovered the remains of a house dating back ... > full story -
Cod Stick to Their Own Shipwreck
July 5, 2011 Adult cod have, one would think, the entire ocean at their disposal, and yet apparently each individual cod still chooses 'their own' local shipwreck, which they swim back to faithfully day after ... > full story -
Earliest Art in the Americas: Ice Age Image of Mammoth or Mastodon Found in Florida
June 21, 2011 Researchers have discovered a bone fragment, approximately 13,000 years old, in Florida with an incised image of a mammoth or mastodon. This engraving is the oldest and only known example of Ice Age ... > full story -
Ancient Mycenaean Fortress Uncovered
June 20, 2011 New research in Cyprus reveals the remnants of a Late Bronze Age (1500-750 B.C.) fortress that may have functioned to protect an important urban economic center in the ancient ... > full story -
Scientists Explore Hidden World of Ancient Maritime Maya
May 23, 2011 Explorers are searching a wild, largely unexplored and forgotten coastline for evidence and artifacts of one of the greatest seafaring traditions of the ancient New World, where Maya traders once ... > full story -
Autonomous Robot for Underwater Intervention Tasks Successfully Tested
May 17, 2011 Researchers in Spain have successfully tested the autonomy of the robot for developing underwater intervention tasks. The robot has managed to recover an object similar to an aircraft black box ... > full story -
Virtual Possessions Have Powerful Hold on Teenagers, Researchers Say
May 9, 2011 Digital imagery, Facebook updates, online music collections, email threads and other immaterial artifacts of today's online world may be as precious to teenagers as a favorite book that a parent once ... > full story
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