The world's strongest ocean current should be getting faster – instead, it is at risk of failing
Antarctica's remote and mysterious current has a profound influence on the climate, food systems and Antarctic ecosystems.
Marie Tharp pioneered mapping the bottom of the ocean 6 decades ago – scientists are still learning about Earth’s last frontier
Born on July 30, 1920, geologist and cartographer Tharp changed scientific thinking about what lay at the bottom of the ocean – not a featureless flat, but rugged and varied terrain.
Going with the flow: Visualizing ocean currents with ECCO ocean model
Historically, the ocean has been difficult to model. Scientists struggled in years past to simulate ocean currents or ...
New MH370 Search Launched: Map Shows Where They're Looking
The effort hopes to discover the remains of Malaysian Flight 370, which vanished from radar in 2014 with 239 people on board.
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New Ocean Mapping Methods Could Finally Help Chart The Entire Seafloor
In areas where the sea is clear, mapping is done using light instead of sonar up to a depth of 30 meters (about 100 feet).
Researchers work to map St. Pete's sea-floor with new sailboat technology
A new technology that will help predict hurricane impacts is coming to St. Pete! A sailboat will map the ocean floor in our ...
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Deep-Sea Creatures Are Crafting Their Own Worlds Beneath the Ocean Floor, Study Finds
Animals living in one of Earth’s most extreme environments—beneath the bottom of the sea—are not just making ... “The data show that as the turbidity current slows down at the bottom ...
An unexpected anomaly was found in the Pacific Ocean – and it could be a global time marker
There seems to be too much of a radioactive element in rocks deep in the Pacific Ocean – how did it get there 10 million ...
Big blow to Modi government, Maldives signs major deal with…, tension in Indian Ocean region may increase due to…
In a shocking turn of events, Maldives has given a big blow to India by signing a major deal with China. Under this agreement ...
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Mega-iceberg from Antarctica on collision course with South Georgia: Harbinger of things to come?
It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that is currently heading for the island of South Georgia. But climate change ...
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Saudi Arabia's Port of Neom expanding to be one of world's largest
Located on the Red Sea, Port of Neom has undergone a significant transformation since it began operations in August of 2022.