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 ...

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

Scientists on an icebreaker ship have captured a number of weird and wacky animals from Antarctica's ocean floor, including a bizarre pig-shaped creature.

A NASA and CNES satellite lets scientists see the ocean floor in new ways. A NASA and CNES satellite lets scientists see the ocean floor in new ways. Justine Calma is a senior science reporter ...

A firm developing underwater robots to harvest mineral-rich nodules from the ocean floor is seeking approval to investigate ...

Researchers using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) have mapped the geology of the Mona Rift and made some astonishing ...

At least that’s true for Fabbe, a Goldendoodle who might one day capture a Guinness World Record for his incredible ...

Researchers from the Schmidt Ocean Institute noticed the sea spider, the size of a dinner plate, about 2km beneath the icy surface waters of the South Sandwich Islands, a chain of volcanic islands ...

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the sea. Its surface ...

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

Scientists have discovered the key role the Southern Ocean around Antarctica plays in regulating the global climate ...