A massive iceberg broke off from the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica in January, giving researchers a rare opportunity to ...

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.

Until now, only about a quarter of the seafloor has been mapped using ships with special sonar equipment. The rest has ...

Ray Isle explores the distinctive character of some of California’s best wines at stops along a destructive fault line.

The researchers claim to have discovered eight vertical cylinder-shaped structures, referred to as shafts, extending ...

NASA and the French space agency CNES's SWOT satellite provides researchers with the tools to create the most accurate ocean maps yet.

Experts have been working on mapping the ocean floor with traditional methods, sending ships across the water with sonar ...

NASA’s new video is also just fun to watch. The animation shows what the seafloor looks like off the coasts of Mexico, South ...

An international team on board Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor (too) working in the Bellingshausen Sea rapidly pivoted ...

For decades, scientists have had better maps of the Moon and Mars than of Earth’s own ocean floor. But thanks to NASA’s ...

China is rapidly expanding its deep-sea exploration efforts, sending fleets of research vessels far beyond its shores. While ...

More precise maps created using data from the SWOT mission can enhance underwater navigation and provide deeper insights into ...