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

Sound waves travel through different types of matter, including liquid water. Importantly, the movement of ocean water can ...

The ocean floor is a vast scope on our planet that remains largely unexplored. Although oceans cover 71% of Earth, we have clearer pictures of the Moon and Mars than we do of the landscape beneath the ...

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 tiny changes in sea surface height to reveal underwater features, ...

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

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 ...

Climate change warms the ocean, causing knock-on effects such as thermal expansion - which leads to a rise in sea level - and changes in ocean currents. The melting of ice both on land and in the sea ...