The Bathysphere Book review: Amazing story of the first deep-sea dives
12 July 2023
Brad Fox's vivid retelling of the voyages of the first deep-sea submersible is full of fascinating technology, novel marine discoveries – and unusual scientists
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Blue Machine review: Earth's ocean as a giant engine
31 May 2023
Helen Czerski's fascinating new book casts the ocean as an extraordinary giant engine, and helps us grasp its complex physics and its key role in climate change
Puzzle #156: If you like puzzles, try our L-ympic challenge
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Can you solve this week’s tetromino-based puzzle, called "L of a puzzle"? Plus the answer to puzzle #155
Physicists have created a new type of diamond by crushing buckyballs
24 November 2021
A new form of diamond created in the lab is as strong as natural diamond and better able to withstand heat
Puzzle #130: Can you solve this civilisation’s sum?
8 September 2021
Can you solve this week’s fiendish puzzle Arithmagic? Plus the answer to puzzle #129
Stingrays’ bulging eyes and mouths make them much faster swimmers
2 September 2021
Stingrays have protruding eyes and mouths, which seem like they would make swimming less efficient, but they actually create vortices that let the rays swim faster
3D-printed robotic hand powered by water can play Super Mario Bros
15 July 2021
A 3D-printed robotic hand controlled by pressurised water can complete the first level of classic computer game Super Mario Bros in less than 90 seconds
Stealthy marine robot begins studying mysterious deep-water life
16 June 2021
Every day, countless deep-dwelling ocean animals rise to the surface to feed, speeding the transfer of carbon to the deep ocean – a robot has now begun to study the creatures
Deep-sea snailfish repairs its DNA to survive 7 km below the surface
13 May 2021
To survive 7000 metres below the surface of the sea, the Yap hadal snailfish has evolved advanced mechanisms for repairing its DNA and safeguarding its proteins
The Deep-Sea Podcast review: The mind-boggling mysteries of the deep
28 April 2021
The deep sea has a reputation for being more mysterious than the moon, but that's changing. A new podcast delves into the latest news from the depths
