In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge ...

Researchers took advantage of a rare chance to explore a new expanse of seafloor exposed by the breakup of an Antarctic ice ...

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

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 ...

More than 11 years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Malaysian government has approved a new search for the missing debris of the aircraft. Malaysia announced the push fo ...

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

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

More accurate maps based on data from the SWOT mission can improve underwater navigation and result in greater knowledge of ...

The country supports some of the world’s most important satellites. But experts worry about its proximity to Russia.

Employees who were fired last month from the agency that oversees federal fisheries in Alaska were reinstated on Monday ...