For decades, humanity has gazed at the stars, dreaming of Mars and the Moon, while a vast and mysterious frontier has remained largely unexplored right here on Earth—the ocean floor. Despite covering ...

In a revolutionary advancement in oceanography, scientists have created one of the most detailed maps of the ocean floor to date. The map, compiled using high-resolution data from the SWOT satellite, ...

Rocks store information from long ago. For instance, their composition can reveal the environmental conditions during their formation. This makes them extremely important in climate research. This led ...

After 74 days at sea, scientists have completed a pioneering drilling expedition off Nantucket, confirming the presence of large freshwater aquifers beneath the ocean floor. The focus now shifts to ...

In the 1960s, the U.S. Navy was exploring the other "final frontier" — the sea. A series of underwater habitats called "Sealabs" were constructed for scientific exploration on the ocean floor. JOHN F ...