An international team of researchers has published the most detailed submarine map of the Artic Ocean. The study, which counts on the participation of the experts Miquel Canals, José Luis Casamor and ...

In the book "At Every Depth: Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans," UC Davis scientist Tessa Hill and writer Eric Simons share personal narratives of the people witnessing, documenting and ...

The movement of carbon between the atmosphere, oceans and continents — or carbon cycle — regulates Earth’s climate, with the ocean playing a major role in carbon sequestration. A new study finds that ...

At a depth of 1,300 meters in the Pacific Ocean, scientists have filmed a geological contradiction that wasn’t supposed to ...

The average depth of the ocean is around 12,080 feet. While there are vessels of all sizes, even some of the largest anchor and chain systems, like those found on carriers, only stretch to around ...

The deepest parts of the ocean are the least explored places on the planet. In fact, only about 5 percent of the ocean has been explored at all. From what has been explored, we know that the average ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The ocean covers more than 70% of Earth's surface, yet remarkably, we’ve explored only about 5% of it. Despite this mystery, what we do know reveals just how vital — and ...

On a recent Sunday, Tracy Quinn drove down the Pacific Coast Highway to assess damage wrought upon the coastline by the Palisades Fire. The water line was darkened by ash. Burnt remnants of washing ...

Tsunami means “harbor wave” in Japanese, but they differ from other waves that are generated by the wind or solar system. Tsunami waves move the entire depth of the ocean, down to the floor, which is ...

What lurks beneath the waves? State-of-the-art robots, ships, and submersibles are helping a new generation of explorers finally understand the most mysterious habitat on Earth. Sperm whales can hold ...