Magazine article from our research archive:

Into the abyss: an ocean scientist plunges to the seafloor in search of secret worlds.

You can't be claustrophobic if you want a career like Susan Humphris's. To commute to her work site, Humphris, another researcher, and a pilot stuff themselves into a metal sphere only 1.8 meters (6 feet) in diameter. "It's very. cramped inside," Humphris says. Once the hatch above her head is tightly sealed, Humphris knows that she won't see daylight for another eight hours.

As a marine geologist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, Humphris often works aboard a submersible named Alvin. She rides the underwater vehicle down to the bottom of the ocean where she studies the rocks on the seafloor. During Alvin's two-hour dive to the ocean's depths, ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

See all results. Or, try our Advanced Search.

Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 60 million articles! Access over 3,500 publications with a FREE trial!