Seafloor topography estimation using gravity data has emerged as a crucial technique for mapping the undersea landscape and enhancing our understanding of marine geodynamics. By measuring minute ...

– Joint press release of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and GEBCO Seabed 2030 – At least twice in the last 20 years, nuclear submarines have collided with previously unknown ...

Nearly three quarters of Earth’s surface is covered by water, yet only about a quarter of that surface has been mapped in detail using modern high-resolution technology. Marine experts worldwide work ...

CIRES researchers help map one million square kilometers of new U.S. seafloor in historic project The United States has established sovereign rights over an additional one million square kilometers of ...

Until 1957, most of the public believed that the bottom of the ocean was a flat featureless expanse of sand, stretching endlessly around the globe. Then the first relief map of the Atlantic Ocean ...

Marine scientists have welcomed an unexpected asset to their underwater camera crews: sea lions. By attaching video cameras to sea lions' backs, researchers are not only learning about hyper-valuable ...

Scientists probing the bottom of the Pacific Ocean made a surprising discovery: animals living underneath the seafloor in an area with volcanic activity. Giant tubeworms, which are known as the ...