Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

Humans still haven’t seen 99.999% of the deep seafloor Human eyes have only seen a tiny, tiny, tiny fraction of the areas of the world that are covered by deep water. Scientists want to change ...

The deep ocean seafloor is defined as depths of 200 meters or more below Earth’s surface, where oxygen levels are low and sunlight is virtually nonexistent. The study, ...

In the mid-20th century, when people looked at a map of the world, they saw the familiar continents surrounded by vast, featureless oceans. Beneath the waves, the ocean floor was largely unknown ...

NASA's SWOT satellite has revealed unseen ocean depths, mapping seafloor features that shape life, ... NASA's advanced seafloor mapping technology has revealed what is hidden beneath Earth's oceans.

A new study reveals that global ocean analysis products can effectively replace expensive in-situ sound speed measurements for precise seafloor ...

For years, scientists have debated whether a giant thick ice shelf once covered the entire Arctic Ocean during the coldest ...

Despite the deep ocean floor coating some 66% of our planet's surface, ... Scientists estimate we've explored just 0.001% of the deep ocean seafloor. . | Credit: Jason Edwards/Getty Images.

A whole new world: Surprising ecosystem thriving under sea floor. The study authors found the tubeworms and other species living in warm, fluid-filled cavities more than 2,500 meters, or 1.5 miles ...

Bedrock Ocean has developed an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that runs for up to 12 hours off its lithium-ion batteries while mapping the floor using its sonar and magnetic sensors ...