Why is California committing to spend millions on a new ocean protection program when it can't afford health care for children, state parks, schools or to keep inmates in prison? The governor ...

For centuries, humans have struggled to study the vast, deep, and often inaccessible regions of the ocean. Traditional research vessels and satellites provide valuable data, but they have limitations.

The vast, sunlit waters of the ocean’s surface, known as the photic zone, nurture 90% of marine life. Sunlight and moonlight in this crucial region guide marine creatures and maintain global ...