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Can We Avoid Mining the Deep Sea?

Today mining companies and entrepreneurs are looking at the deep sea with dollar signs in their eyes.

Catch the Wave

The surprising science of ocean waves

Aquarius

Where Aquanauts Live in the Ocean to Do Research and Train

A Land Underwater

The Discovery of the Undersea Continent Zealandia

SHOULD WE BUILD CITIES UNDER THE OCEAN?

SOME TALK OF BUILDING SETTLEMENTS ON THE MOON OR MARS TO HELP MAKE SURE HUMANITY SURVIVES LONG INTO THE FUTURE

PLAYING TAG UNDERWATER

Glimpses into the lives of ocean animals

EDITH WIDDER

MARINE BIOLOGIST, DEEP-SEA EXPLORER

DIVE INTO THE UNDERWATER MUSEUM OF ART

New to the museum in 2022 was the sculpture \"The Seed and the Sea\" by Davide Galbiati, an artist living in France. It's a comment on the fragility of marine ecosystems and the need to cherish all life.

Unveiling the Secrets of the Seafloor

THE SEABED 2030 INITIATIVE TO MAP THE ENTIRE OCEAN FLOOR BY THE END OF THE DECADE

Going Off the (Really) Deep End

DIVING INTO THE DEEPEST PLACE ON EARTH, CHALLENGER DEEP IN THE MARIANA TRENCH

THE SECOND LIFE OF A SHIPWRECK

The birth of an artificial coral reef is an example of one of nature's most important processes ecological succession.

INTO THE DEEP WITH ROBOTS

Various underwater vehicles allow scientists to conduct different kinds of searches.

BY ENDURANCE, WE CONQUER

More than a century after it was lost, scientists discover Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance.

Art Work – Joel Jeske – Clown

Joel Jeske knew he wanted to be a clown when he was 12 years old. Now he can make crowds laugh with just the quirk of an eyebrow.

Ventriloquism 101

The magic and science of 'throwing' a voice

DO ROBOTS BELONG ON THE STAGE?

WE ARE GETTING USED TO HAVING ROBOTS IN OUR HOMES, STORES, AND FACTORIES. What about onstage? In fact, the word robot comes from a play.

DON'T LET STAGE FRIGHT STEAL THE SPOTLIGHT

It's the opening night of your school's production of Peter Pan-and, as it happens, your theater debut. After rehearsing for weeks, you're prepared to hook your audience's attention as the wily Captain Hook.

Making Music -and History

THE NEW YORK YOUTH SYMPHONY'S PERSISTENCE DURING THE PANDEMIC PAYS OFF, BIG TIME.

PEAK PERFORMANCE

The use of cutting-edge sports science in elite ballet dancing

Thiago Soares

FROM SILLY CLOWN TO BALLET SUPERSTAR

Something Magical

THE SCIENCE OF SPECIAL EFFECTS IN 'HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD'

Who Invited You? - When Species 'Invade'

Marauding camels from Afghanistan, India, and the Middle East overrun Australia. The "invaders" flatten fences, topple into wells, and devour native plants. Meanwhile, toxic toads originally from Central and South America multiply without mercy and poison Aussie critters to near-extinction.

COULD DRONE TECHNOLOGY RAPIDLY REPLANT FORESTS AFTER WILDFIRES?

HEALTHY FORESTS PROVIDE HABITATS FOR WILDLIFE, KEEP OUR AIR AND WATER CLEAN, AND HELP SLOW DOWN CLIMATE CHANGE.

THE TREE - DA VINCI CODE

Does a 500-year-old sketch explain how all trees grow?

SUZANNE SIMARD- FOREST ECOLOGIST

Most people look at a forest and see trees reaching for the sky. Suzanne Simard sees trees holding hands underground.

Bringing Back the GAINTS

Scientific Efforts To Restore The American Chestnut Tree

Skywalking for Science

When Stephen Sillett climbed his first giant redwood tree, back in 1987, he didn't know that a new world awaited him up there.

United They Stand

TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF REDWOOD TREES SEEM TO HELP EACH OTHER SURVIVE.

The Secret Social Life of Trees

A hidden underground. network allows trees to move nutrients and chemicals around. The question is why.

The Secrets in Tree Rings

WHAT THEY REVEAL ABOUT OUR PAST...AND TELL US ABOUT OUR FUTURE