Last time Earth suffered a carbon-induced fever, it was the oceans that helped saved the day, say marine scientists in California.Massive ocean-bottom accumulations of the mineral barite show that the last severe global warming episode 55 million years ago was accompanied by several thousands of years of ocean plant life kicking into high gear. All […]

When he posed for this underwater holiday snap, the diver in the foreground thought he would merely have a souvenir for the family album.
In fact, it is a key piece of evidence in a deep-sea murder mystery.
Ringed on the right is the body of honeymooner Tina Watson, who police believe was killed while diving by […]

34-year-old brothers Dmitry and Timophey Ryabikiny from the Russian city of Yeisk have created Aqua Star – an original underwater motorcycle with technical characteristics excelling foreign analogues.
The underwater motorcycle allows going underwater without any special equipment: the body of a motorcycle rider stays in water and the head – in a kind of helmet […]

On a brisk, sunny afternoon last August, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy came to a crunching halt in 4-ft.-thick pack ice, 490 miles north of Barrow, Alaska. The polar icebreaker had just completed the western leg of its summer mission to study the Earth’s crust for the National Science Foundation. Since the ship had […]

Sacramento, California (Jan 1, 2008 14:17 EST) A Sacramento, California-based company is releasing a new underwater mask that lets you take pictures while you explore.
Costing around the $100, the mask mask lets you record both video and still images thanks to the upto 5-megapixel camera that’s just above the goggle […]