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Inside Five Deeps’ record-setting quest to reach the bottom of each ocean
Environment

Inside Five Deeps’ record-setting quest to reach the bottom of each ocean

By Josh Dean

France’s new 5,181-ton nuclear submarine has no traditional periscope. Here’s how that works.
Technology

France’s new 5,181-ton nuclear submarine has no traditional periscope. Here’s how that works.

By Christina Mackenzie

An inside look at the first solo trip to the deepest point of the Atlantic
Environment

An inside look at the first solo trip to the deepest point of the Atlantic

By Josh Dean

Archive Gallery: Man vs. Shark
Environment

Archive Gallery: Man vs. Shark

By Julie Beck

Model of the China robot warship D3000 on display
Technology

With the D3000, China enters the robotic warship arms race

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Hunley submarine painting
Technology

The mystery of a spooky Confederate submarine might finally be solved

By Rachel Feltman

China’s new submarine engine is poised to revolutionize underwater warfare
Technology

China’s new submarine engine is poised to revolutionize underwater warfare

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

China is building the world’s largest nuclear submarine facility
Technology

China is building the world’s largest nuclear submarine facility

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

North Korean Missile Flies Upward
Technology

North Korea’s Latest Submarine Missile Launch Travels 300 Miles

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Better Air Bubble Generation Could Lead To Faster Submarines
Technology

Better Air Bubble Generation Could Lead To Faster Submarines

By Kelsey D. Atherton

NSA Used Submarine Probes To Listen In On Undersea Cable Communications
Technology

NSA Used Submarine Probes To Listen In On Undersea Cable Communications

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A Lego Telescope, Crumpled Graphene, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week
Science

A Lego Telescope, Crumpled Graphene, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week

By Claire Maldarelli

How Many Submarines Does It Take To Break The Ice?
Technology

How Many Submarines Does It Take To Break The Ice?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Molecular Submarine
Science

Speedy Submarine Is Made Of A Single Molecule

By Mary Beth Griggs

Echo Seeker In Testing
Technology

Autonomous Underwater Robots Could Cause Deadly Accidents, Warns UN Think Tank

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Boeing Patented A Drone That Flies, Submerges, And Swims
Technology

Boeing Patented A Drone That Flies, Submerges, And Swims

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Echo Seeker In Testing
Technology

The Navy Wants A New, Far-Reaching Robot Submarine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Echo Seeker In Testing
Technology

‘Echo Seeker’ Submarine Patrols The Seafloor On Its Own

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Remote Control Submarine Turns A GoPro Into An Aquanaut
Technology

Remote Control Submarine Turns A GoPro Into An Aquanaut

By Kelsey D. Atherton

North Korean News Media Pictures Of Missile Launch
Technology

Did North Korea Really Launch A Missile From A Sub?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Malaysia's Tun Razak Scorpene-Model Submarine
Technology

India Undocks Its First Stealth Submarine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Tesla Model S Comes With Secret James Bond Homage
Technology

Tesla Model S Comes With Secret James Bond Homage

By Dan Moren

NASA Wants To Send A Nuclear Submarine To Saturn’s Moon Titan
Science

NASA Wants To Send A Nuclear Submarine To Saturn’s Moon Titan

By Kelsey D. Atherton

An Extreme Gift Guide For Obscenely Wealthy Nerds
Gear

An Extreme Gift Guide For Obscenely Wealthy Nerds

By Sarah Fecht

China’s Future Submarine Could Go The Speed Of Sound
Technology

China’s Future Submarine Could Go The Speed Of Sound

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Russia Just Finished A Submarine It Has Spent 20 Years Building
Technology

Russia Just Finished A Submarine It Has Spent 20 Years Building

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Video: First Footage Surfaces Of New Iranian Submarine
Technology

Video: First Footage Surfaces Of New Iranian Submarine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Big Pic: Submerged Navy Submarine Launches Drone
Technology

Big Pic: Submerged Navy Submarine Launches Drone

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Why Underwater Robots Should Swim Like Stingrays
Technology

Why Underwater Robots Should Swim Like Stingrays

By Shaunacy Ferro

A DIY Submarine That Can Dive 30 Feet
DIY

A DIY Submarine That Can Dive 30 Feet

By Gregory Mone

49-Year-Old Research Sub Alvin Gets A $40 Million Makeover
Technology

49-Year-Old Research Sub Alvin Gets A $40 Million Makeover

By Brooke Borel

What Submarine Warfare and Cyber Security Can Teach Us About Defeating IEDs
Technology

What Submarine Warfare and Cyber Security Can Teach Us About Defeating IEDs

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Next Generation of Cocaine-Smuggling Drug Submarines
Technology

The Next Generation of Cocaine-Smuggling Drug Submarines

By Rebecca Boyle

In Successful Test, Microsubmarines Help Clean Up Oil Spills
Technology

In Successful Test, Microsubmarines Help Clean Up Oil Spills

By Rebecca Boyle

Video: The First Footage from James Cameron’s Record-Setting Dive to Challenger Deep
Technology

Video: The First Footage from James Cameron’s Record-Setting Dive to Challenger Deep

By Clay Dillow

This Month, James Cameron Will Dive to the Deepest Point on Earth in a Custom-Built Sub
Technology

This Month, James Cameron Will Dive to the Deepest Point on Earth in a Custom-Built Sub

By Rebecca Boyle

Chinese Drones Will Use Genetic Algorithms to Learn to Hunt For Submarines
Technology

Chinese Drones Will Use Genetic Algorithms to Learn to Hunt For Submarines

By Clay Dillow

The Next Generation of Silent Submarines Could Defeat Radar and Sonar Sensing
Technology

The Next Generation of Silent Submarines Could Defeat Radar and Sonar Sensing

By David Hambling

Quantum Scheme Could Allow Submarines to Communicate Securely
Science

Quantum Scheme Could Allow Submarines to Communicate Securely

By Clay Dillow

Video: A Dolphin-Like Speedboat That Can Reach 50 MPH and Launch 18 Feet Into the Air
Gear

Video: A Dolphin-Like Speedboat That Can Reach 50 MPH and Launch 18 Feet Into the Air

By Katherine Bagley

Archive Gallery: Going Deep With Vintage Submersibles
Technology

Archive Gallery: Going Deep With Vintage Submersibles

By Denise Ngo

New Triton Manned Submersible Sets Sights on the Deepest Point in the Ocean, 36,000 Feet Down
Technology

New Triton Manned Submersible Sets Sights on the Deepest Point in the Ocean, 36,000 Feet Down

By Clay Dillow

DARPA Video Game Lets You Teach Military Software How to Hunt Submarines
Technology

DARPA Video Game Lets You Teach Military Software How to Hunt Submarines

By Clay Dillow

Sir Richard Branson Launches Virgin Oceanic, Will Explore the Deepest Depths of Every Ocean
Science

Sir Richard Branson Launches Virgin Oceanic, Will Explore the Deepest Depths of Every Ocean

By Dan Nosowitz

Six Months After The Leak, We Survey The Deepwater Horizon Disaster Up Close
Environment

Six Months After The Leak, We Survey The Deepwater Horizon Disaster Up Close

By Jennifer Abbasi

James Cameron Heads For Mariana Trench to Film Avatar Sequel and Capture X Prize Simultaneously
Science

James Cameron Heads For Mariana Trench to Film Avatar Sequel and Capture X Prize Simultaneously

By Rebecca Boyle

A Husband and Wife Build a 19th-Century Wooden Submarine
DIY

A Husband and Wife Build a 19th-Century Wooden Submarine

By Gregory Mone

Navy Submarine Runs Eternally on Thermal Power from Ocean Currents
Environment

Navy Submarine Runs Eternally on Thermal Power from Ocean Currents

By Rebecca Boyle

Autonomous Submarinebot Heads Down on Deepest-Ever Undersea Search For Undiscovered Life
Technology

Autonomous Submarinebot Heads Down on Deepest-Ever Undersea Search For Undiscovered Life

By Stuart Fox

Neutrinos May Someday Provide High-Speed Submarine Communication
Technology

Neutrinos May Someday Provide High-Speed Submarine Communication

By Jeremy Hsu

A Chinese man inside a homemade submarine made out of oil barrels.
DIY

A Chinese DIY submarine made from oil barrels

By Jeremy Hsu

Another League Under the Sea: Tomorrow’s Research Subs Open Earth’s Final Frontier
Technology

Another League Under the Sea: Tomorrow’s Research Subs Open Earth’s Final Frontier

By Abe Streep

DARPA Readies an Ultra-Fast Mini-Sub
Technology

DARPA Readies an Ultra-Fast Mini-Sub

By Stuart Fox

A Submersible Aircraft, Powered By Ideas
Technology

A Submersible Aircraft, Powered By Ideas

By John Brandon

The Hyper-Sub
Technology

The Hyper-Sub

By Jessica Cheng & Day Greenberg

Cormorant Spy Plane Concept
Technology

The Navy’s Swimming Spy Plane

By Bill Sweetman