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Two engineers in Bengaluru created an underwater robot light enough for two people to carry, making ocean mapping affordable for India. The 20-kilogram device navigates alone, surveys the seabed, and could transform how the country explores its waters.
The U.S. Navy selected Blue Water Autonomy to use autonomous vessels for deep ocean mapping missions. These uncrewed ships can operate for months at sea, cutting costs while covering more ocean territory than traditional crewed vessels.
A female geologist proved the ocean floor wasn't flat in 1957, revolutionizing our understanding of Earth's continents, despite being dismissed as "girl talk" and banned from research ships. Her hand-drawn maps revealed underwater mountains that proved continents once formed a supercontinent called Pangea.