The HMS Challenger Expedition Showed The World What Ocean Life Was Really Like
The HMS Challenger spent years studying the world's oceans and the creatures that call them home. Today in 1875, the mission made one of its most astonishing discoveries.
The Greenland Shark Can Live For Hundreds Of Years, So Don’t Make It Mad
Scientists have determined that the Greenland shark lives longer than any known invertebrate, up to 400 years. How? We don't know, but it sure does seem chill about it.
That’s No Moon, It’s An Underwater “Space Station”
Fabien Cousteau is looking to build PROTEUS, a 4,000 square foot underwater research station that has research facilities, a multimedia production studio and an underwater greenhouse.
Finally, Cameras Can Truly See The Sea
Underwater photos are usually greenish or blueish and the brighter colors are washed out. An engineer and oceanographer has come up with an algorithm she calls Sea-thru that can bring those colors back into the image.