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Yellow submarine to try again for Atlantic glide

A second try is about to get under way at sending a little yellow submarine gliding across the Atlantic Ocean to collect scientific data from beneath the waves.

Guyana, Suriname to boost phone, Internet service

Guyana and Suriname plan to invest a combined $60 million in an undersea fiber optic cable to improve phone and Internet service.

PR, Colombia study undersea cable proposal

Officials in Puerto Rico and Colombia are studying the possibility of building the world's longest undersea power line to carry electricity from South America to the Caribbean island.

Mysterious Creatures Found in Antarctica

Scientists investigating the icy waters of Antarctica said Tuesday they have collected mysterious creatures including giant sea spiders and huge worms in the murky depths.

Undersea Volcano Eruption Caught on Tape

An unmanned probe got within feet of a violent underwater eruption in the Pacific Ocean, returning with the clearest footage ever captured of seismic activity under the sea, a team of Japanese and U.S. researchers said.

Probe Films Underwater Volcanic Eruption

A team of Japanese and U.S. researchers said Thursday an unmanned probe got within feet of a violent underwater eruption in the Pacific Ocean, returning with the clearest footage ever captured of seismic activity under the sea.

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Cuba to work around US embargo via undersea cable to Venezuela for Internet Access
Source: wikileaks.org

Documents released by Wikileaks reveal that Cuba and Venezuela signed a confidential contract in 2006 to lay an undersea fibre-optic cable that bypasses the United States. The cable is to be completed by 2010.

Scientists wowed by tiny starfish colonycom
Source: msnbc.com

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Marine scientists surveying a large undersea mountain chain were amazed to find millions of tiny starfish swirling their arms to capture food in the undersea current.

Mysterious Swarm of Earthquakes Detected Off Oregon Coast - Nothing to do with Clinton doing so badly in this state, surely
Source:

This swarm is unique because it is occurring within the middle of the Juan de Fuca plate, away from the major regional tectonic boundaries, according to OSU marine geologist Robert Dziak.

Satellites pin blame for undersea cable cuts on cargo ships
Source: Ars Technica

Telecommunications company Reliance Globalcom has announced the results of its investigation into a rash of cable cuts that occurred earlier this year.

Web disrupted 'across Mid-East'
Source: BBC News

Internet services have been disrupted in parts of the Middle East following damage to an undersea cable in the Mediterranean, according to reports. There was disruption to 70% of the nationwide network in Egypt, a government official told Reuters.

SlideShow: Undersea Photography
Source: BBC News

Includes black & white which is a bit unusual for undersea photography and (I thought) very effective.

U.S.-Kiwi Expedition Furthers Knowledge of Ocean Floor 'Cold Seep' Ecologies

For some time, scientists have been aware of life forms that accumulate on the sea floor, hundreds of meters from sunlight, relying on heat and nutrients from hydrothermal vents rather than the heat of the sun and chlorophyll-based life.

Undersea Mystery: What in the world is It? (Image)
Source: Aftenposten Nettutgave

From Norway's Aftenposten: A mysterious gelatinous ball has puzzled and fascinated researchers after undersea photographer Rudolf Svensen spotted it while diving at the mouth of the Matre fjord in Hordaland, western Norway.On October 1 Rudolf and his brother Erling were diving w …

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