TOKYO -- The world's deepest-diving submarine has disappeared in the choppy Pacific Ocean off Japan, a setback to deep-sea research on everything from earthquakes to rare bacteria. Kaiko, a bright ...
In summer 1958, 27-year-old Navy Staff Lt. Don Walsh was assigned to the submarine tender Nereus, part of Submarine Flotilla 1 at the sub base on Point Loma. It was a safe, steady desk job, but less ...
In January 1960, the Bathyscaphe Trieste descended 36,000 feet into the Challenger Deep - Earth's lowest known point. The pressure was an unthinkable 16,000 psi, enough to flatten a modern sub like a ...
FILE – In this April 11, 2011 file photo, director James Cameron speaks at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas. Cameron tells National Geographic News that his specially ...