An ocean glider has no propeller and moves up and down in the water by changing its buoyancy. A glider cannot receive or transmit data under water. It has to surface to get a GPS reading on its position and to exchange data with scientists back on shore. (Illustration by Eric S. Taylor, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
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