Oceans

In an effort to study mysterious ocean eddies, an oceanographer teamed up with a bionics company to build an AUV inspired by penguins.

A conservationist suggests relocating sea otters to Northern California to eat the sea urchins destroying the coast’s vital kelp forests.

Project Recover has located the remains of an airman declared missing in action during the Vietnam War using a fleet of underwater drones.

An all-electric, beach-cleaning robot called BeBot can sift through sand to extract pieces of debris too small for traditional systems.

An underwater robot has recorded stunning footage of a glass octopus, an almost completely transparent cephalopod rarely caught on film.

Underwater microphones used to listen for signs of nuclear bomb testing have captured the singing of a population of rare pygmy blue whales.

A rare form of plutonium has been discovered on Earth for the first time — and an exploding star appears to have helped it get here.

Marine scientists are advocating for abandoned oil rigs to be preserved as artificial reefs to save endangered species.

Researchers successfully resuscitated bacteria from the South Pacific Gyre that were buried under marine snow for 100 million years.

California company Seatrec wants to bring their temperature-harnessing generator technology to underwater gliders.