A hidden ecosystem of giant sea spiders, octopuses, and other stunning sea creatures shows how life can flourish even when sealed off from the surface by a thick layer of ice.

Scientists use satellite data to find ocean zones where trash naturally gathers for easier, faster, and cleaner clean-up.

Boundary currents in the ocean impact our climate on a wide range of scales. The Gulf Stream, for example, being one of the prominent western boundary ...

Scientists at FAU have identified areas of high-power renewable energy generation from ocean currents in different countries.

Until now, only about a quarter of the seafloor has been mapped using ships with special sonar equipment. The rest has ...

NASA and the French space agency CNES's SWOT satellite provides researchers with the tools to create the most accurate ocean maps yet.

Experts have been working on mapping the ocean floor with traditional methods, sending ships across the water with sonar ...

Most climate models now show that cutting emissions won’t be enough to curb global warming, leading to new interest in carbon ...

For decades, scientists have had better maps of the Moon and Mars than of Earth’s own ocean floor. But thanks to NASA’s ...

More accurate maps based on data from the SWOT mission can improve underwater navigation and result in greater knowledge of how heat and life move around the world's oceans.

At some point, melting ice in the North Atlantic—caused by increased global warming—will cause so much freshwater to be ...

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