The ‘David Packard’ is named for the Silicon Valley pioneer who donated more than $1 billion to ocean research.

On the open ocean, though, there are often no such landmarks. This is why seafaring ships can't measure their speeds in miles or kilometers per hour. In order to determine speed and distance while ...

the Mediterranean Sea and the northern Indian Ocean. These zones already have documented high levels of ship strikes. We also found many other regions with similar levels of risk that are less ...

and acoustic sensors that talk to underwater robots gliding through the ocean with high-definition video cameras — the ship will take its maiden voyage in late June, Johnson said. That will be a ...