We know next to nothing about Earth’s seafloors. According to a study published May 7 in Science Advances, humans have only ...

New high-resolution satellite map reveals nearly 100,000 unknown ocean mountains, or seamounts, boosting climate and maritime research.

Harvey Maria has been commissioned by the National Maritime Museum to create a unique, custom-designed ocean floor map. The bespoke floor map spans approximately 440 square metres and is being ...

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Many of the minerals involved in proposed deep sea mining operations are located on black, potato-shaped nodules that lie on ...

Their location at the bottom of the ocean makes these muddy deposits notoriously difficult to map. Furthermore, contemporary sedimentary deposits do not necessarily stem from modern conditions ...

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A new study finds that humans have visually explored just 0.001 per cent of the deep seafloor - leaving vast areas unknown and raising concerns about biodiversity, climate, and deep sea mining ...

The deep ocean is understood as any portion of the Earth's sea that is deeper than 200 meters (656 feet). Those regions cover ...

Human eyes have only seen a tiny, tiny, tiny fraction of the areas of the world that are covered by deep water. Scientists ...

The map, compiled using high-resolution data from the SWOT satellite, has revealed the existence of nearly 100,000 submerged mountains, called seamounts, scattered across the ocean floor.

A hand-painted mural that reads “A Chart of the Cruises of the USS Yorktown” was found inside one of the vessel’s elevator ...