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The hunt for giant squid: a high-tech search is on for the sea's most elusive creature

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Two ships were on an expedition in the waters off the Kaikoura peninsula in New Zealand in search for the elusive giant squid. The Tanekaha has with it a seven-ft.-long, 350-lb. autonomous underwater vehicle. Aboard the Mystique are five 'drop cams' designed to bait and film underwater animals.

Usage, Equipment and supplies, New Zealand, Discovery and exploration, Underwater exploration, Submersibles

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It ain't over till it's over ... cold fusion

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A previous claim of cold fusion energy generation by two scientists was not proven, however others are are pursuing the research and are making assertions including the claim that excess energy has been generated from ordinary water. Here again, the claim has yet to be proven.

Cover Story, Cold fusion

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He seeks the giant squid

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Marine biologist Clyde F.E. Roper hopes to capture a giant squid on film. He says his obsession with the mollusk stems from the fact that little is known about it. He hopes to locate the elusive animal on a deep-diving submersible.

Marine biologists

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