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Her Majesty's Ship Challenger set sail in 1872. Stripped of her guns and outfitted for science , her mission was to sail around the globe sampling as she went.

James Cameron, who proclaimed himself the “king of the world” upon winning three Oscars for his 1997 film Titanic , can now proclaim himself king of the underworld as well. On Monday the moviemaker became the first solo aquanaut to reach the deepest recess of the Mariana Trench , touching down at the Challenger Deep site about 11 kilometers below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.

Here's how New York City's Big Fuel created a system to help new employees find their way, and stay put. Over the past year, Big Fuel has seen its revenue more than triple, to $40 million, and its head count swell, from 70 employees to 140. But with growth comes growing pains.

These brands have used clever digital marketing strategies to catapult ahead of the competition. Here's how they did it

These brands have used clever digital marketing strategies to catapult ahead of the competition. Here's how they did it. At many businesses, January is the time to roll out new marketing strategies and tactical plans.

These brands have used clever digital marketing strategies to catapult ahead of the competition.

When Richard Garriott blasted into orbit three years ago , following in the footsteps of his astronaut father, he didn't go empty-handed. He brought with him 20 paintings and photographs to put on temporary display within the cramped confines of the International Space Station (ISS).

Nereus, a remotely operated vehicle, is set to travel to some of the deepest and coldest parts of the sea to find out exactly how our aquatic environments are changing--and how to fix it. Humans have stepped foot on the moon more times than we've been to the deepest floors of our oceans. As science looks to survey new species, prospect minerals, and monitor how climate change is altering the depths, engineers need to find new ways to get us there, or at least send our mechanical eyes and ears.

Some 21 million U.S. workers play in fantasy sports leagues.

The likely culprits? Lending is tight--and hiring levels are just strong enough.

We all know it’s a bad economy, so why pay attention to monthly economic reports? It’s a fair question, and one that a lot of small business owners wrestle with. The truth is that monthly economic reports can be valuable to small business owners.

Now that Atlantis has safely returned to Earth and the 30-year space shuttle program has drawn to a close, it's time to look back at the reign of Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavour and the tragically shortened careers of Challenger and Columbia . Since 1981 NASA has launched 135 shuttle missions, reaching destinations such as the Mir space station, the Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Station. [More]

This is the second of a three-part series that looks back at the 30-year history of the U.S. space shuttle program.

As NASA settles for a tried and trusted solution, Britain's plans for a next-gen Space Shuttle inch forward with the Skylon: A black, future-tech spaceplane that absolutely looks the part. The Skylon has, in a way, been some three decades in development already--stretching almost back to the days of Apollo, curiously also the model for NASA's future spacecraft . But European and British regulators have just now given approval to its design.

NASA's revealed plans for manned human spaceflight, centering on the four-seat, conical Orion capsule. NASA's plans for manned human spaceflight are salvaged from the wreckage of the Constellation program