When the uncrewed ocean-mapping drone DriX revealed a ship-shaped object in the depths of Iron Bottom Sound in the Solomon Islands, it was just the start of a discovery that would rewrite World War II naval history.
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The team imaged four ships for the first time, including discovering two ships— the bow of the USS New Orleans and the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki
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The team imaged four ships for the first time, including discovering two ships— the bow of the USS New Orleans and the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki
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With marine life and ecosystems facing a rising tide of threats, the ocean exploration community needs nimble, cost-effective tools for measuring and monitoring ocean health.
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A new deep-sea coral species in the tropical western Pacific that resembles a highly recognizable character from Star Wars has been discovered and named by a team of researchers including an expert from the University of Hawaiʻi.
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Built by New England-based startup Orpheus Ocean, this small-footprint AUV is advancing our understanding of some of the planet's least explored regions at water depths up to 11,000 meters (6.8 miles).
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In 2019, MBARI researchers encountered an unfamiliar pink snailfish swimming just above the seafloor. New research from MBARI collaborators has confirmed this individual represents a species previously unknown to science:
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Our five 2025 expeditions will build ocean knowledge supporting international scientific and US governmental priorities, particularly understanding ocean changes, sharing that knowledge with others…
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The petition is organized by Right to Democracy and America the Beautiful for All Coalition in support of leaders and communities from American Samoa and all US territories.
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