The ocean floor is the final frontier, and China is claiming the map. See why this sudden interest in the abyss is about much ...

– Joint press release of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and GEBCO Seabed 2030 – At least twice in the last 20 years, nuclear submarines have collided with previously unknown ...

A Pacific seafloor mapping project has located a mountain “twice as high as the Burj Khalifa” in Dubai, which is the world’s tallest building, according to the Schmidt Ocean Institute. The ...

Why it matters: The seafloor influences ocean currents, climate regulation, and marine biodiversity, making accurate maps crucial for science and conservation. What’s changing: Projects like Seabed ...

Scientists have mapped less than 25% of the world's seafloor. Experts say that getting that number up to 100% would improve everything from... Why mapping the entire seafloor is a daunting task, but ...

Sophia is your community news reporter covering the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County, including Los Osos, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria and San Simeon. Seafloor mapping surveys will be taking place ...

An international scientific team recently published a new map of the ocean floor based on Earth’s gravity field, and it is a particularly useful tool. Such seafloor maps can aid submariners and ship ...

Seafloor mapping by the Schmidt Ocean Institute has revealed an underwater mountain twice as high as the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world’s tallest building, off Guatemala. Schmidt Ocean Institute ...