US, Indonesia combine for high-tech adventure to one of earth’s last frontiers: The deep sea

US, Indonesia explore uncharted deep sea

WASHINGTON — A deep-sea expedition by the United States and Indonesia sets off this week to explore one of the world’s last frontiers, an adventure that researchers hope could lead to cures for diseases and help in predicting deadly tsunamis.

Like a video game: Giant box is lowered slowly, slowly over blown-out well in the Gulf

Like a video game: Big box lowered over Gulf well

Beam me up: Cheaper computers and software bring special effects even to amateur movies

You, too, can be a special effects movie wizard

US troops who have died while serving in Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa