Oceanography
Monster waves in Europe's largest underwater canyon
Every year, the town of Nazaré experiences a huge wave season when the water can rise up to 30m high.
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Oceanography
How special is the plan to put humans living under the sea?
UK-based DEEP is developing the Sentinel system, which it says is a modular, reconfigurable underwater habitat that would allow humans to live at depths of 200m for 28 d…
Oceanography
Decode thousands of mysterious craters on the California seabed
Thanks to underwater robots, researchers discovered more than 5,000 craters on the seafloor off the coast of California that were not caused by leaking methane gas.
Archeology
Colombia begins exploring the wreck of a ship carrying $20 billion in treasure
Colombia conducted the first phase of an underwater expedition to discover the wreck of a Spanish warship that sank in the Caribbean Sea more than 300 years ago.
Animal world
Which animal can hold its breath the longest?
Cuvier's beaked whale holds the record for being able to hold its breath underwater for a long time, far exceeding human limits.
Environment
Giant blue hole discovered: Humans are not capable of exploring yet!
The Taam Ja' blue hole is at least 420 meters below sea level and may be connected to a system of hidden caves and tunnels.
Archeology
Weapon chest discovered on the remains of a 15th century 'floating castle'
A hundred-year-old weapons chest could help archaeologists understand the fire and explosion that sank the Danish king's flagship.
Biology
You may not know: Queen bumblebees can live underwater for a whole week
The study found that 81% of queens that were completely submerged in water survived after 7 days, then lived well for another 8 weeks in dry conditions.
Oceanography
Researchers learn the language of... whales and sperm whales
For the first time in the world, researchers had a 'conversation' with a whale. Now their goal is to try to find out what it's actually saying.
Discover science
At the most remote point on Earth, scientists heard a strange sound with an extremely low frequency
This is one of the loudest underwater sounds ever recorded.
Archeology
Discovered a 2,400-year-old harbor buried under the Black Sea
The first underwater excavation in the Black Sea has revealed the ruins of Kerpe, a prosperous harbor during the Roman, Byzantine and Genoese periods.
Photo library
Discover a 5-star hotel under the sea, up to 150,000 USD/night
The luxurious submarine hotel Lover's Deep Luxury Submarine Hotel offers a once-in-a-lifetime experience for those who want to immerse themselves in the peace of marine…
New technology
China develops an unmanned submarine that can fly
A team of researchers from eastern China is building and testing a submarine that can fly through the air at high speeds.
New technology
Decoding technology that can 'erase' the stealth of submarines: The most modern in the world?
Using the most modern technology in our time can make submarines lose their stealth?
Animal world
What is special about fish eyes to make them see clearly underwater?
The aspherical lens at the fisheye helps to compensate for the lack of refraction and better focus the image on the fovea - the area of clear vision.