The latest triumph in ocean technology comes from a small, rugged machine that slipped beneath Antarctic ice into a part of the planet no human has ever seen, gathered a torrent of data, and then did ...

While ray-inspired robots are becoming faster and smarter, significant engineering challenges remain for achieving true ...

The big picture: Exploring the depths of the world's oceans has been an immense challenge – even more difficult than space exploration in some cases. The main issues are the brutal pressure and ...