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Nevada, Michigan, Florida lead 'underwater' list

AP — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:59:14 +0000

Here’s a shocker: almost half of Nevada homeowners with a mortgage owe more to the bank than their homes are worth.

Beautiful underwater shots for Numero Tokyo

Anwesha — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:32:46 +0000

Now that’s what I call beautiful - look at these pictures and I am sure you would agree with me. The stunning model Marcelina Sowa wows the world with her magnificent underwater poses for Japanese fashionista Bible, Numero Tokyo, duly captured...

Puerto Rican police make undersea discovery

AP — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:36:07 +0000

Police divers checking a report of human remains off a Puerto Rican beach may have made an archaeological discovery: bones and possible artifacts from a colonial-era ship, officials in the U.S. island territory said...

Here comes the bride, glub glub, glub...

AP — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:56:42 +0000

The bride wore a white veil, a red garter and black neoprene. The groom, too, was in diving gear, set off by a red bow tie. When the pastor pronounced them man and wife, Brian Wilson and Christina Gunn took off their breathing gear and exchanged a...

School Of Robofish Communicate With Each Other In Underwater Robot Teams

Rob Jongschaap — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:20:13 +0000

In the world of underwater robots, this is a team of pioneers. While most ocean robots require periodic communication with scientist or satellite intermediaries to share information, these can work cooperatively communicating only with each...

Land-Locked Swiss Invent Underwater Car

AP — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:30:03 +0000

OK, so the Swiss have invented a car that runs on land and underwater. But did they REALLY have to make it a convertible?It’s called the “sQuba,” and conjures up memories of James Bond’s amphibious Lotus Esprit from “The Spy Who Loved Me.” That...

Fla. Divers Compete in Pumpkin Carving

AP — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:43:36 +0000

Divers carved jack-o-lanterns more than 30 feet below the ocean’s surface in a contest attended largely by fish in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.Ken Smith of Sebring, Fla., and his wife Linda, took top honors in the 10th annual...

Diving Beetle-inspired artificial gills: Humans will not need oxygen masks underwater!

Irani — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 03:29:01 +0000

The day is not far off when people will be able to breathe underwater without the help of breathing gadgets, but by artificial gills. Inspired by beetles that can trap air to keep from drowning, scientists in England...

Undersea Resort: Spend your Holidays with Fishes

Tina — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 02:25:12 +0000

We love to go on vacations to exclusive places, lovely islands etc. to make it a memorable trip forever. And if you are planning to take a vacation soon and looking for some extravagant and exclusive destination then hold your breath and read on to...

Flying Wing Underwater Gliders to expose the abyss

Vikas Shekhawat — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 02:59:36 +0000

The U.S. Naval Research has designed a prototype for an unmanned underwater glider with a flying-wing design to keep track of unfathomable oceans. The Flying Wing Underwater Glider can travel thousands of miles under ocean waves and is the fastest...