This new mapping capability will help plan routes for undersea communication cables, and even provide insights into tectonic ...

When the crew aboard an ocean science expedition learned that an iceberg the size of Chicago had broken off from an Antarctic ...

It is often said that humanity has explored outer space more extensively than the depths of the oceans—but a team funded by ...

We've mapped the Moon more thoroughly than our own ocean floor, but a leap forward has come with NASA's SWOT satellite. Using ...

In a revolutionary advancement in oceanography, scientists have created one of the most detailed maps of the ocean floor to ...

The discovery, led by scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute in Palo Alto, California, revealed a previously unknown ecosystem lurking beneath the seabed. Using a remotely operated submersible, ...

This is the midwater zone, a hidden ecosystem that begins 650 feet below the ocean surface and sustains life across our ...

The newfound ecosystem is filled with sea crabs, octopuses and gigantic sponges, suggesting it may have been thriving for ...

Scientists have discovered that powerful underwater avalanches are sweeping huge amounts of microplastics into the deep sea, ...

We know more about the Moon’s surface than Earth’s ocean floor — but that’s changing fast. A NASA-supported team used a ...