Topic: Jacques Cousteau

What James Cameron saw 6.8 miles deep in Mariana Trench (+video)

Why James Cameron was forced to surface early

James Cameron described the Mariana Trench as "very lunar, a very desolate place, very isolated.” His six hour trip was cut in half by hydraulic problems.

'Frozen Planet' will make you fall in love with north, south poles

'Frozen Planet' the seven-part BBC/Discovery documentary whose first episode aired Sunday night features penguins, polar bears, and a time-lapse brinicle, which has to be seen to be believed.. 

A 'Blue Revolution' to fight hunger in Haiti and world

Amid cropland and freshwater shortages, deep-water 'free-range' fish farming gives people protein – and jobs. Modern marine aquaculture could put Haiti on the cutting edge of the fastest-growing global food industry.

X Prize offers $1.4 million for Gulf oil spill cleanup ideas

The X Prize Foundation is offering $1.4 million for technology that can improve the methods for surface oil cleanup by at least 50 percent.

Jacques Cousteau's legacy lives on

Sailing around the world on his iconic ship Calypso, Cousteau captivated audiences.

The Year of the Flood

Margaret Atwood’s dark, sharp, dystopic novel picks up where ‘Oryx and Crake’ left off.

A wake-up call on water use

A long-running resource issue finally trickles down to more consumers.

Save the whales

Can the acoustic assault on marine life be lessened?

Breaking News: Obamas select First Dog. Markets down

Google Earth maps the oceans

A chance meeting between a Google exec and a famed oceanographer prompted the company to map the remaining 70 percent of the planet's surface.

Obama narrows it down to Labradoodle or Portuguese Water Dog

A coral farmer’s harvest of ‘living stones’

Landlocked Steve Lowes raises saltwater corals for the aquarium trade.