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14 hours ago
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Guess What This Creepy Underwater Thing Is That Was Photographed by US Navy Divers for NASA

The Artemis 2 Orion capsule's heat shield successfully protected astronauts during reentry, showing improvements over the Artemis 1 mission.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 week ago
OMG science

NASA's Dragonfly will go where no nuclear-powered rotorcraft has gone before

NASA's Dragonfly mission will explore Titan, Saturn's largest moon, using a nuclear-powered octocopter to search for signs of extraterrestrial life.
Science
fromFuturism
14 hours ago

Guess What This Creepy Underwater Thing Is That Was Photographed by US Navy Divers for NASA

The Artemis 2 Orion capsule's heat shield successfully protected astronauts during reentry, showing improvements over the Artemis 1 mission.
OMG science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 week ago

NASA's Dragonfly will go where no nuclear-powered rotorcraft has gone before

NASA's Dragonfly mission will explore Titan, Saturn's largest moon, using a nuclear-powered octocopter to search for signs of extraterrestrial life.
fromElite Traveler
23 hours ago

Meet Zero: The Renewable Superyacht With a World-First Power System

Zero eliminates diesel engines entirely, replacing them with an all-electric power and propulsion system with a DC grid at its core, and photovoltaic-thermal panels that capture the light and heat of solar energy.
Alternative transportation
fromresund Startups
1 day ago

Raven Tech's Autonomous Drone Catcher Takes Flight

Raven Tech's system combines detection, autonomous flight, and net-based capture to neutralize unauthorized drones. Once an intruder is detected, the system deploys a drone to intercept and safely transport the rogue drone to a designated location.
European startups
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
6 days ago

AQUA HUMAN Is a Dive Suit Concept Built Around the Body, Not the Tank - Yanko Design

The central idea is integration rather than addition. AQUA HUMAN ditches the external tanks and brings breathing, temperature regulation, and mobility into the suit's structure itself, functioning as a single synchronized system.
UX design
Pets
fromFuturism
1 week ago

Man Creates Tiny Submarine for His Parakeet to Experience Life Underwater

Parakeet Bebe explores underwater in a custom submarine, showcasing intelligence and social behavior.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
1 week ago

Parrot goes on underwater adventure in his custom-built submarine

Bebe the parakeet explores underwater in a homemade vessel, enjoying adventures with his owner, Steven Lawyer.
Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Inside California's audacious bid to build the world's deepest floating wind farm

Humboldt Bay is set to become a hub for floating offshore wind energy, crucial for California's carbon neutrality goals by 2045.
fromMail Online
1 week ago

Parrot goes viral for exploring the Bahamas in a custom SUBMARINE

Bebe, the white-winged parakeet, measures around six inches and has become an internet sensation after a video showed him exploring underwater in a custom-built submarine.
Pets
fromConde Nast Traveler
3 weeks ago

9 Must-Visit Hotels for World-Class Snorkeling

These reefs are living, breathing snapshots of a watery world that you can peek into: refreshing oases where the noise of the land falls away; in its place, an intricate and utterly at-ease slice of life that you're lucky enough to witness.
Berlin
Science
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Chinese University Announces 30-Story "Artificial Island" for Marine Research Purposes

China is constructing the largest semi-submersible research platform, the Deep-Sea All-Weather Resident Floating Research Facility, to enhance marine research capabilities.
fromConde Nast Traveler
3 weeks ago

The Women Leading a New Generation of Scuba Divers

"Now we see women advancing into advanced scuba, Nitrox, and even marine research. Once they're invited in, they don't stop at entry level," says van Well.
Women in technology
Silicon Valley
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

The Navy's AI bet to fix its submarine bottleneck

The U.S. Navy is investing in AI and robotics to address submarine manufacturing bottlenecks with a new $2.4 billion facility in Alabama.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.businessinsider.com
3 weeks ago

The US Navy is pouring almost $1 billion into automating submarine production amid skilled worker shortages

The US Navy is investing $900 million in automated factories to enhance production of parts for nuclear submarines amid workforce shortages.
Gadgets
fromWIRED
1 month ago

Aiper's Scuba V3 Pool Robot Brings AI Vision Underwater

Aiper's new Scuba V3 pool cleaner uses AI vision to detect debris but has a short battery life and operational challenges.
fromArs Technica
3 weeks ago

How new fishing tech can reduce bycatch of turtles and other creatures

"There are not very many conservation issues that I'm aware of where industry and conservationists and consumers and the fishermen and the resource users all want the same thing. Every stakeholder wants less bycatch."
Pets
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Arc expands into electric commercial and defense boats with $50M raise | TechCrunch

Arc Boat Company raised $50 million to expand commercial operations and sell electric propulsion systems to defense contractors, leveraging consumer boat success to prove technology reliability.
fromWIRED
1 month ago

I Tried Firewire's Latest Surfboard Tech in Malibu, Ventura, and Oahu

Firewire Surfboards employs a 21-step construction process that incorporates aerospace-grade foams, carbon fiber, and bio-resins, resulting in boards that look and perform like they belong in a science fiction movie.
Bicycling
OMG science
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Deepwater discoveries: scientists find more than 110 new fish and invertebrate species in the Coral Sea

More than 110 new fish and invertebrate species have been discovered in the Coral Sea, with potential for over 200 as more are identified.
Science
fromFuturism
3 weeks ago

New Chinese Spacecraft Tests Robotic Octopus Tentacle for Refueling in Orbit

China's Yuxing 3-06 satellite successfully demonstrated a robotic arm for in-orbit refueling, paving the way for future space refueling stations.
NYC startup
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Gecko Robotics lands the largest U.S. Navy robotics deal yet | TechCrunch

Gecko Robotics secured a $54 million initial Navy contract to deploy inspection robots and sensors across 18 Pacific Fleet ships, creating digital twins to optimize maintenance and improve fleet readiness to 80% by 2027.
fromRealagriculture
1 month ago

TerraScout brings robot agronomic scouting to the farm

It can drive through the field and look at every square inch. We really honed our craft on model performance and detection with rocks, and now we've transitioned that into weeds. The robot uses a boom-mounted camera system to capture detailed imagery across the field. With eight cameras operating at 1 millimetre resolution, TerraScout can generate billions of data points per acre, allowing it to identify specific objects, including individual weeds.
Agriculture
World news
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Snorkeling in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz threatens regional oil and gas exports while disrupting supply chains to Gulf states, creating maritime congestion and economic instability.
OMG science
fromNature
3 weeks ago

Giants of the deep and the wonder of space: Books in Brief

Right whales have drastically declined from abundant populations in the 17th century to fewer than 400 today.
European startups
fromTNW | Deep-Tech
1 month ago

Gecko Robotics lands $71M Navy deal

Gecko Robotics will create digital twins of 18 Pacific Fleet vessels using AI and robotics to address a Navy maintenance crisis costing $13-20 billion annually, with a $54 million initial contract award.
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
1 month ago

Soak and Pounce: 1920's Style Submarine Patents

Patent applicants historically delayed filing divisional applications to allow competitors to independently develop inventions, then emerged with claims to capture those market investments through interference proceedings.
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Royal Navy races to arm ships against drone threat

The RFI calls for a "rapidly procured and installable Counter UAS (unmanned aircraft system) capability" that is "suitable for maritime platforms to detect, track, identify, and defeat airborne threats." Project TALON will combine a mix of "effectors" both kinetic and non-kinetic to counter the threats posed by the proliferation of drones, and is intended to complement current complex missile-based systems.
London startup
European startups
fromTNW | Startups-Technology
1 month ago

Italy's Mirai Robotics raises $4.2M to build autonomous ships

Mirai Robotics secured €3.9 million in pre-seed funding to develop autonomous surface vessels and maritime AI software, positioning the ocean as the final major environment awaiting software governance.
Tech industry
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Exclusive: Apeiron Labs gets $29M to flood the oceans with autonomous underwater robots | TechCrunch

Apeiron Labs builds low-cost autonomous underwater vehicles that sample subsurface temperature, salinity, and acoustics, aiming to close ocean data gaps; raised $9.5M.
fromNature
2 months ago

What my cave stay taught me about sensors

To capture the biological impact of this extreme environment, I used a comprehensive suite of sensors and biomarker analyses. I wore a wireless electroencephalograph (EEG) system to monitor brain activity, sleep stages and neural signatures of stress and adaptation; the Oura Ring to continuously track sleep patterns, heart-rate variability and circadian-rhythm shifts; and the glucose monitor to follow metabolic responses in real time.
Wearables
Photography
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Seals, shipwrecks and a screaming swallower: Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026 in pictures

An annual underwater photography competition attracts thousands of global entries showcasing subaquatic life's diversity and environmental challenges.
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Archaeologists fight tides to save the Swash Channel Wreck in Dorset

Archaeologists have fought the tides to save a 17th-century shipwreck from a popular nudist beach in Dorset. The remains are believed to be part of the Swash Channel Wreck, a Dutch merchant ship called The Fame of Hoorn that ran aground while approaching Poole Harbour in 1631. The wreck was found on Dorset's Studland Beach at the end of January when Storm Chandra washed away the sand that had kept it hidden for almost 400 years.
History
Science
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago

sponge filter inspired by sea urchin absorbs oil spills from oceans using microscopic spikes

RMIT engineers developed a dolphin-shaped robot with a sea urchin-inspired filter that separates and collects ocean oil spills with 95% purity using an eco-friendly coating process.
fromdesignyoutrust.com
2 months ago

This Artist Re-Creates Mindblowing Realistic USS Bowfin Submarine Environment in 3D

1,252 Floating Balls Form An Eye When Looking From The Right Angle Edible Art By Sandra Van Den Broek A French Artist Adds His Touch to Dull Street Objects, And We Wish We Had Heroes Like Him in Every City Superb Digital Horror Sculpture Characters by Vague Sadan Psychoses of Rage and Love: Illustrations by Victoria Vincent Chilean Artist Finds Humor In Everyday Life, Here Are His Superb Minimalist Comics
Arts
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

World's first hydrogen-powered surveillance drone enters combat duty with Ukrainian Defense Forces - Yanko Design

Hydrogen-powered unmanned aerial vehicles are not a new concept. Drones running on hydrogen fuel have been in experimental forms for over a decade, but this is for the first time, a drone has been fully designed and deployed on full-scale combat duty in an active war zone. The drone is a hybrid version of the Raybird USA developed by Skyeton and is deployed with the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Design
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Bear Grylls: I've bought an apocalypse-proof boat, with an array of weaponry'

Bear Grylls is a 51-year-old Northern Irish former SAS soldier who became an adventure television presenter and father of three.
Boston
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Watch Reggae the seal play with rubber ducks as part of Aquarium training

Reggae, a 33-year-old Atlantic harbor seal at the New England Aquarium, uses rubber duck enrichment to practice memory, problem-solving, focus, and strengthen trainer bonds.
Science
fromNature
2 months ago

Deep-sea robots will search for source of mysterious 'dark oxygen'

Oxygen has been detected 4,000 metres deep in the Pacific, prompting funded investigations with specialized landers and lab experiments to determine its source.
Environment
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Who is financing deep-sea mining?

Major financial institutions have invested at least $684 million in companies linked to deep-sea mining despite public pledges not to finance the activity.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

I toured the USS Lionfish, a Balao-class submarine that rescued downed pilots in World War II. Take a look inside.

The World War II submarine USS Lionfish was part of America's "Silent Service." Despite comprising less than 2% of all US Navy vessels during World War II, submarines like the USS Lionfish sank 55% of Japanese vessels in battle. This once-fearsome vessel is now a 311-foot-long museum exhibit, allowing the public to learn about its top-secret wartime operations. Take a look inside the USS Lionfish.
History
Gadgets
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Police in Detroit Suburb Install Hives That Can Instantly Deploy Drones to Fight Crime

Dearborn launched a Drone as First Responder program using Skydio drones and dock hives to quickly assess incidents and augment police response.
Environment
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

Tracking fisherman to track fish: The new technological approach to better understand ocean life

Global Fishing Watch uses AIS transponder data and artificial intelligence to track fishing vessels worldwide, providing unprecedented visibility into global fishing fleet movements and activities.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Shipbuilders put 3D printed parts on a US aircraft carrier and submarine. The Navy liked the results.

The US Navy is betting on 3D printing parts to speed up work on the fleet while also cutting costs after two wins last year, the service said recently. A Naval Sea Systems Command release said that additive manufacturing moved "from a promising capability to a warfighting capability in 2025." Two examples the Navy said were among the service's most significant achievements last year involved putting 3D-printed parts on its most in-demand and complex vessels.
World news
Science
fromWIRED
2 months ago

This Autonomous Aquatic Robot Is Smaller Than a Grain of Salt

An autonomous microrobot measuring 200 by 300 by 50 micrometers senses, decides, swims in water, operates without external control, and costs about one cent each.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

For injured sea turtles like three-flippered 'Porkchop,' Aquarium of the Pacific has doubled its care space

She looks really good for what I can see through the window,
Environment
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Rare footage captures a 'glass' animal deep in Monterey Bay

We've documented sightings of glass squids to better understand the remarkable transformations they undergo from hatchlings to adults. This new observation, captured in ultra high-resolution 4K, allowed us to zoom in on a juvenile likely no bigger than a baby carrot and reveal more details than we have been able to see before.
OMG science
Environment
fromwww.ocregister.com
2 months ago

Diver strikes up unlikely friendship with seal off California coast

A white harbor seal repeatedly interacts playfully with Laguna Beach freediver Rusty Hunter during multiple dives, showing growing curiosity and affection.
Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago

Unsinkable metal discovery could build safer ships and harvest wave energy

Laser-etched superhydrophobic textures let damaged aluminum tubes trap air and remain buoyant, mimicking diving bell spiders' hair-based air-trapping mechanism.
Environment
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

SF scientists build robotic storm samplers to track pollutants before they reach the Bay

Environmental scientists deploy robotic water samplers throughout San Francisco Bay watersheds to monitor stormwater pollution and contaminants in real time before they reach the Bay.
Science
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

France launches its first ocean-bottom floats

France deployed two deep-diving Argo floats to measure ocean currents and global warming to 6,000-meter depths.
Environment
fromwww.montereyherald.com
1 month ago

Finding Sanctuary: Ranking the most wanted kelp forests

Northern California kelp forests have declined dramatically, central California shows patchy loss; small-scale restoration cannot offset losses, requiring prioritization and high-resolution monitoring.
Environment
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

How a rescue attempt of a whale in the Thames brought millions together

Rescuers attempted to save a northern bottlenose whale stranded in the River Thames, facing crowds, media interference, and lasting psychological trauma.
Science
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Surprise shark caught on camera for first time in Antarctica's near-freezing deep

A 3–4 meter sleeper shark was filmed 490 meters deep inside the Antarctic (Southern) Ocean, overturning assumptions that sharks do not occur that far south.
Environment
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 months ago

CA coast could soon be safer for whales with expansion of vessel speed reduction program

California expanded vessel slow-speed zones statewide to reduce ship strikes on migrating whales through voluntary speed reductions and monitoring technologies.
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