Scientists exploring the Pacific Ocean have uncovered a bizarre “yellow brick road” on the seafloor.

Indian scientists have uncovered the possible cause behind the Indian Ocean Geoid Low (IOGL), the lowest geoid anomaly on ...

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.

The OceanXplorer, docked in Cape Town, has mapped seafloor landscapes never before seen, conducted groundbreaking ...

Scientists have possibly solved the mystery of the Indian Ocean Geoid Low, a large gravity anomaly discovered in 1948. They ...

The South African Environmental Observation Network (NRF-SAEON), a long-term environmental observation and research facility ...

Abstract: Mid-ocean ridges, seamounts, and back-arc basins are focal points for deep-sea research due to their abundant ... area for polymetallic sulfide exploration on the Southwest Indian Ridge ...

A key issue is the use of ‘bottom trawling’ by Indian fishermen. Bottom trawling is a destructive fishing method that involves dragging weighted nets across the ocean floor ... and incentivise them to ...

Indian authorities believe that nearly ... granting exclusive rights to exploit marine resources. The deep sea, defined as ocean depths beyond 200 meters, may fall within the EEZ or stretch ...

A massive 'gravity hole' pulling down the Indian Ocean has stumped scientists for years, but the mystery may have just been ...

February 2025 witnessed the rare sighting of a deep-sea anglerfish—also known as the black seadevil (Melanocetus johnsonii)—near the ocean’s surface off the coast of Tenerife, Spain. Found in the ...

A Victoria, B.C. company hopes to combat ocean biodiversity loss with a device no bigger than a backpack. Ocean Diagnostics, which designs scientific data-collection technologies, just announced its ...