Ocean Bottom

Like the robotic rovers Spirit and Opportunity, which wheeled tirelessly across the dusty surface of Mars, a new robot spent most of July traveling across the muddy ocean bottom, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) off the California coast. This robot, the Benthic Rover, has been providing scientists…

Seafood has enjoyed a long history of acceptance among people who otherwise do not eat meat. Whether for religious reasons, health or personal taste, this has helped give seafood a smack of gentility and relative animal-friendliness compared to other carnivorous choices, such as red meat. Yet…

Researchers here have used sediment from the deep ocean bottom to reconstruct a record of ancient climate that dates back more than the last half-million years. The record, trapped within the top 20 meters (65.6 feet) of a 400-meter (1,312-foot) sediment core drilled in 2005 in the North Atlantic…

"Scientists Track Down Source of Earth's Humming""You can’t hear it, but the Earth is……similar frequency collide, they create a special kind of pressure wave that carries energy to the ocean bottom. As these waves pound against the sea floor, they generate a constant vibration…

According to the FoxNews.com: Commercial fishermen struggling from catch restrictions and high fuel prices are getting $700,000 in federal stimulus money to retrieve lost crab pots now littering the ocean bottom, the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said…

Dr. Bill Chameides is the dean of Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He blogs regularly at……release of methane, from wetlands or marine clathrates frozen on the ocean bottom, or both. Thanks to a new paper, we probably know which…

Anglers and regulators will square off this week at a decisive federal meeting on a fishing ban to save the savory, imperiled red snapper. The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is considering options to close most of the ocean bottom in this region.

Information the team gathers could contribute to a better understanding of global warming, which is believed to be the main culprit in the rapidly melting polar ice cap that is freeing up new sea routes and untapped mineral resources on the ocean bottom.

08/08/09 — A jack-up barge is spending 15 days southeast of the island to take core samples of the ocean bottom. The samples, coming from as deep as 150 into the sea floor, will help Deepwater Wind...

Lovely Hanalei Bay on Kauai’s North Shore may be the most beautiful beach setting in all of Hawaii. Hanalei is the largest bay on the island of……by the Hanalei River to the east and the Waipa River to the west. The ocean bottom slopes gently to overhead depths, and there are large…

OK. You got it cooked, the lobster that is, poached, not boiled, right?! And there it is, on the plate. Now what coach? Well, you gotta take it……ever did the deed. What do you suppose inspired someone to dive to the ocean bottom, in freezing cold water, grab one of these monstrous…

The Jack Field oil discovery was greeted by the American news media with euphoria. On September 6,2006, The New York Times carried this big……months to calculate.When drawing oil from extreme depths under the ocean bottom, problems arise from high pressures. Oil being pumped to the…

Aqua Pearls takes you on a fantasy adventure at the ocean bottom. Your mission is to find a stolen necklace that protects four oceans from evil. The game shines with plenty of match-and-pop puzzles, superb visuals, animations and author’s music.

This is a classic "Sandys" day with steep wave faces, strong undertow and formidable shore breaks that can wreak havoc on the body for the……much more powerful and steep due to less dissipation of energy from the ocean bottom.The type of board used in the above image is called by…

as seen from the ferry when nearly reaching the island.Itsukushima Shrine is constructed over water approximately 1400 years ago. Visitors get a……Miyajima. It is constructed from camphor wood. It actually stands on the ocean bottom supported by its own weight. The gate is situated 200m…