During a voyage off the east coast of Africa, researchers collected detailed measurements of massive swirling currents that ...

We know more about the Moon’s surface than Earth’s ocean floor — but that’s changing fast. A NASA-supported team used a ...

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

Experts estimate there could be thousands of species down there that we’ve never seen before, but this new method of mapping ...

Meanwhile, an instrument on the ship's hull, called the RDI Ocean Surveyor Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler, measured water velocity. Specifically, the researchers traversed a prominent type of ...

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

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

One of Heather Welch’s jobs — before she was fired via an email giving her just 90 minutes to pack up and leave — was to ...

Global warming is having an impact on Atlantic Ocean currents that could lead to significant shifts in weather patterns in ...

Amid the breathtaking beauty of Tampa Bay, there is a constant current of change ... Monthie meets with ship captain Brad Walden before taking control. “He’s navigating, obviously direction.