New study shows just how little – about 99.999% – of the world’s oceanic depths have been viewed by human eyes.

In a revolutionary advancement in oceanography, scientists have created one of the most detailed maps of the ocean floor to date. The map, compiled using high-resolution data from the SWOT ...

“There is so much of our ocean that remains a mystery,” said Ian Miller, Ph.D., chief science and innovation officer at the National Geographic Society.

Environment Conservation Ocean Humans have only seen 0.001 percent of the ocean floor That's only slightly larger than Rhode Island. By Andrew Paul Published May 9, 2025 12:03 PM EDT ...

An international team of researchers has discovered that metallic minerals on the deep-ocean floor produce oxygen -- 13,000 feet below the surface. Discovery challenges long-held assumptions that ...

In the 1950s, geologist Marie Tharp turned depth measurements into detailed maps of the ocean floor. It led to her discovery of the Mid-Atlantic rift.

"We discovered that the ocean floor has become a resting place, or reservoir, for most plastic pollution, with between 3 to 11 million tonnes of plastic estimated to be sinking to the ocean floor.

Vast expanses of the sea floor remain where the only information available is from rough mapping tools, such as sonar, Bell says. “The Indian Ocean is one of the least-explored areas.” ...

Nation/World WWII bomber found on Pacific Ocean floor — with a bomb still attached and vintage car on board Published: Apr. 27, 2025, 9:00 a.m.

Many maps of the ocean floor are decades old. The race is on to properly chart them by 2030 – and crowdsourcing could be part of the answer.

In a First, Scientists Find Animals Thriving Beneath the Ocean Floor in Hidden Habitats Near Deep-Sea Vents The discovery of worms and snails confirms that these still-mysterious, dark hotspots of ...

Except for the ruffling of waves, and the pull of the tides, you probably think of the ocean as pretty flat. You wouldn't expect it to have a geography, its waters piled up into lasting hills or ...