From groundbreaking research to the beauty of marine sanctuaries teeming with life, these images shine a spotlight on the ...

In decades of deep-sea exploration, humans have observed less than 0.001% of the deep ocean floor - an area about the size of ...

A recent discovery in the depths of the ocean has left the scientific community both excited and perplexed. A massive pyramid ...

UNESCO Global Geoparks are distinct regions with internationally important geology that tells the story of earth’s history.

The Jøtul Hydrothermal Field, discovered along a slow-spreading segment of the Knipovich Ridge between Greenland and Svalbard ...

Ocean Exploration Trust was founded in 2007 to explore the ocean, both seeking discoveries in geology, biology and ... operated vehicles to the ocean floor -- anywhere from 4,000 to 6,000 meters ...

black whale in water during daytime. Image via Unsplash. The use of whale songs to map the ocean floor represents a beautiful confluence of biology, acoustics, geology, and advanced computing—a true ...

That predictability has made Gofar an ideal place to study earthquake mechanisms, with a variety of data collected at the fault, including a number of small earthquakes measured on ocean bottom ...

Even so, little more than 25 percent of the ocean floor has been mapped in detail ... and rich seascape is critical to understanding the geology, biology, and ecology of the largest living ...

Two decades ago, as thousands of vacationers scattered across the sunlit shores of Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka on Christmas getaways, a mighty force rattled the depths of the ocean floor ...