Species in the Northwest Atlantic, like this red tree coral, are threatened by ocean acidification, which may be causing the dissolution of the sea floor. 2014 Bigelow-ROPOS US-Canada Gulf of Maine ...

Only around 10 submersibles are certified to dive deeper than 13,000 feet. Don’t expect that percentage to change anytime soon, either. The study’s authors at the Ocean Discovery League in Rhode ...

Marine bacteria are key to determining whether carbon is recycled near the ocean surface or transported to deeper waters, but ...

It’s easy to see the impact an off-coast storm has on the water’s surface. But according to a new study, severe storms can actually shake the ocean floor as well, causing “stormquakes” — a previously ...

Plastics are piling up all around us, and now, scientists say, they're also piling up on the ocean floor. New research estimates that up to 11 million metric tons (more than 12 tons) of plastic ...

Imagine, for a moment, what it would mean for this economy if we didn’t have maps: Transportation, trade, resource extraction, disaster mitigation — so much of what we do would be made more ...

This is an ETOPO1 1 arc-minute global relief model of Earth's surface that integrates land topography and ocean bathymetry. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) It’s stunning but true ...

The federal government said it would hold hearings next month on controversial applications to mine the ocean floor.

Scientists are mapping the entire ocean floor as part of an ambitious project that could finally find the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. They will use state-of-the-art technology to explore ...

Climate change is sinking the ocean floor at a rate around 0.1 millimeters (0.004 inches) per year. That is not enough to protect coastal cities from rising sea levels but could mean existing methods ...

On a recent Saturday morning, two very different boats set out from Santa Barbara Harbor, both headed for the same destination over a mile offshore. On board an 85-foot custom catamaran with etched ...