Amid cautious optimism that a "top kill" effort to cap the leaking well causing the Gulf oil spill is working, President Obama banned new offshore drilling Thursday until further notice.
National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds.
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Underwater Explorers Discover an Ancient Port That Dates Back to Cleopatra’s Era
I’ve never seen anything like this,' Bob Ballard, a National Geographic explorer, said about the recent discovery.
A National Geographic Explorer's search for Cleopatra's tomb got a big breakthrough. Kathleen Martínez has spent the last 20 years searching for the lost tomb of Cleopatra. Her work is part of a new ...
"The port was active during the time of Cleopatra and before at the beginning of the dynasty," noted the archaeologist behind the discovery.
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