Treasures, Shipwrecks and the Dawn of Red Sea Diving
Howard Rosenstein recounts his days of pioneering diving operations in the Red Sea.
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High-Resolution Sub-Bottom Survey Reveals Hidden Histories in Sicily
Genautics’ Alfonso R. Analfino and Giuseppe Decaro and GeoAcoustics’ Francisco J. Gutiérrez detail an archeological survey of Porto Empedocle, Sicily.
Read moreWWII Wreck Discovered off Solomon Islands
A team of scientists and explorers aboard the Ocean Exploration Trust’s EV Nautilus has discovered the wreck of the World War II Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki on the seabed, beyond 800-m depth in the Solomon Islands.
Read moreReviving the MIRs: Russia’s Famed Deep Manned Submersibles
Dr. Anatoly Sagalevich recounts the international legacy of Russia’s MIR submersibles and outlines the plan for their revival.
Read moreWatch: ‘Invisible Iceberg’ Titanic Episode
An episode of “Invisible Iceberg” on the Titanic reveals the weather factors that led to the tragic sinking, including a series of warm years in the Arctic that increased glacier melt in Greenland.
Read moreBering Land Bridge Was a Bog Ecosystem
New research suggests the Bering Land Bridge connecting Siberia and Alaska during the last Ice Age was not an arid steppe grassland but more likely a boggy ecosystem traversed by meandering rivers.
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