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Will we ever... live in underwater cities?

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Living below the sea is possible, at least for a short time. So what is stopping us creating colonies to ease over-population, or guard against disasters? Ian Koblick hoped the colourful seaweed samples he brought into class would impress. His marine biology professor at Stanford University commented on their beauty and asked where he had found them. Ian replied that he had collected them while exploring off the Californian coast using the Aqua-Lung, an early version of today's scuba equipment. His tutor dismissed his innovative approach. "Diving is for daredevils," she reprimanded. “If you want to be a real scientist, collect like a scientist.” The year was 1962, and it did not take long for her words to seem antiquated. Jacques-Yves Cousteau's exploration of shipwrecks, discovery of previously unknown marine flora and fauna, and invention of novel deep-sea exploration tools had already captured public imagination worldwide. A wave of interest in undersea exploration was washing over

Will we ever... live in underwater cities? 30 September 2013 Share Save Add as preferred on Google Rachel Nuwer Features correspondent Deep Ocean Technology (Copyright: Deep Ocean Technology) Living below the sea is possible, at least for a short time. So what is stopping us creating colonies to ease over-population, or guard against disasters? Ian Koblick hoped the colourful seaweed samples he brought into class would impress. His marine biology professor at Stanford University commented on their beauty and asked where he had found them. Ian replied that he had collected them while exploring

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