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 Monday, 6 March 2006
Gliders Tracking Whale Calls, Ocean Waves (AP).

In this undated photo provided by Rutgers University, an underwater glider used by ocean scientists at New Jersey's Rutgers University enters the ocean. The biannual ocean sciences meeting sponsored by the American Geophysical Union is being held in Honolulu. Several ocean scientists reported on the use of underwater gliders. They are unmanned research vessels that allow scientists to plunge into the middle of the sea without leaving their offices. (AP Photo/Rutgers University)AP - Ocean scientists can now plunge into the middle of the sea without leaving their offices. Six-foot, 100-pound underwater gliders are swimming the oceans of the world and dutifully sending data home on everything from whale calls to the massive waves produced by hurricanes.


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