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03/08/2018 / By David Williams

Robots emerging as the perfect tool for dangerous underwater mining missions

The majority of the Earth’s waters are pretty much virgin territory, probably in even more ways than you can imagine. More than simply being home to many yet-to-be identified animal species, it also holds tons of valuable resources that are just sitting there and waiting to be harvested. The problem is that the deep ocean […]

05/08/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Japan to “drop tanks” full of Fukushima nuclear waste directly into the ocean

Following a major earthquake in March 2011, a 15 meter-high tsunami ravaged the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Though the reactors immediately shut down after the quake, the giant wave that hit Fukushima’s shores disabled the emergency generators that power and operate the pumps that cool the reactors. The insufficient cooling resulted in the nuclear […]

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