The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces ...

"The more we know about Earth's icy environments, the better we will be able to understand the other environments," said ...

Scientists Create One of the Most Detailed Maps of the Ocean Floor, Find Close to 100,000 Submerged Mountains For decades, ...

A new effort using data from a NASA-led satellite is helping to change that, providing one of the most detailed maps of the bottom of the world's oceans ever created. The SWOT satellite ...

On a practical level, the maps can help submarines navigate more safely through previously mysterious ocean terrains. They can also inform the precarious work of laying down and repairing ...

According to an article published by the Farmingdale Observer, the team has released the most detailed map to date of the ocean floor, using data from the SWOT satellite (Surface Water and Ocean ...

In a revolutionary advancement in oceanography, scientists have created one of the most detailed maps of the ocean floor to ...

Calculations show that coastal eddies in the upwelling region off Mauritania transport up to 9.7 ± 2.0 gigagrams (about 10,000 tons) of labile organic carbon to the open ocean each year.

The Ocean’s Role in Fueling Hurricanes “We know ... Using LIDAR and street-level imagery, similar to Google Maps, the program visualizes how rising seas and storm surges could affect specific ...

There are five oceans recognized in the world ... The name change to Gulf of America on Google Maps is visible only in the U.S. Outside of the U.S., users see both the Gulf of Mexico and Gulf ...

Anna Skinner is a Newsweek senior reporter based in Indianapolis. Her focus is reporting on the climate, environment and weather but she also reports on other topics for the National News Team ...