Deep Ocean Exploration Receives $7 Million Incentive from X Prize and Shell

This may seem hard to believe, but humanity has actually gone further with space exploration than knowing what lies deep within our planet’s oceans. It would appear that the void poses a lesser challenge than the trillions of gallons of salty water the ocean explorer would have to deal with. With drones taking over the skies, it would make perfect sense to entrust deep-ocean exploration to similarly unmanned submersible vehicles…