Explorers know that the Earth’s oceans are vast, covering about 71% of the surface of the globe. According to a new study, ...

We know next to nothing about Earth’s seafloors. According to a study published May 7 in Science Advances, humans have only ...

New high-resolution satellite map reveals nearly 100,000 unknown ocean mountains, or seamounts, boosting climate and maritime ...

In shallow coastal waters around the world, mud and other fine-grained sediments such as clay and silt form critical blue ...

Geographically known as Sycamore Knoll, the natural underwater structure looks like a bump pushing up from the ocean floor, with a flat, table-like top. It has been studied by scientists for years ...

A mysterious stone monolith has been found towering over the Pacific Ocean seafloor like a giant finger, according to NOAA Ocean Exploration. The pillar is 49 feet high, 36 feet long and and 13 feet ...

Scientists recently discovered a strange golden orb at the bottom of the ocean. Now ... round shape. It looks like a small, shiny sphere that could easily fit in your hand, but it’s also ...

President Trump signed an order Thursday aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and ...

You can watch more live video from the ocean floor here. And for live dive updates ... when they came across a larger brine pool, which looks like underwater lake. The team was so curious that ...

the polychaete looks like a glittery underwater eyebrow. The pale worm, covered in dark shimmering bristle-like protrusions, wiggles across the ocean floor in the video. "To describe this ...