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The Brilliant Abyss review: A fascinating tour of the ocean’s depths

The Brilliant Abyss review: A fascinating tour of the ocean’s depths

10 March 2021

There is an abundance of weird and wonderful life in the depths of the sea – and The Brilliant Abyss by Helen Scales is an excellent introduction to it
A submersible soft robot survived the pressure in the Mariana trench

A submersible soft robot survived the pressure in the Mariana trench

3 March 2021

The pressure in the world’s deepest ocean abyss can crush even the strongest enclosures, so researchers are taking another tack – using a silicone robot with wings like a manta ray

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