It is often said that humanity has explored outer space more extensively than the depths of the oceans—but a team funded by ...

SWOT satellite data has been used to map the seafloor, revealing 100,000 seamounts, more than double the number previously ...

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

One such candidate is a power generation method called 'ocean current power generation ... for generating electricity from ocean currents. Below is a heat map showing power density by region.

NASA's SWOT satellite has revealed unseen ocean depths, mapping seafloor features that shape life, currents and tectonics.

Oceans hold onto this heat for longer than the land does and ocean currents ... oceanic surface currents and are found in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The map below shows the ...

A new map of the seafloor of the ... is affecting the paths of major ocean currents and the way the ocean water mixes, which affects how it transports heat and then influences temperatures around ...