More accurate maps based on data from the SWOT mission can improve underwater navigation and result in greater knowledge of ...

This allows for the creation of very realistic and interesting maps simultaneously. One of them, showing the world without oceans, can be seen in the animation below: As explained by NASA ...

Marine Traffic map lets anyone trace a vessel that has a position ‘transponder’ similar to those used by aircraft Transponder broadcasts the ships’ position, name, course and speed allowing ...

A new effort to map the ocean floor funded by the Office of Naval Research uses the magic of mathematics and the power of ...

As global electricity demand grows, traditional energy sources are under strain. Oceans, which cover more than 70% of Earth's ...

Since the 1850s, we've been laying cables across oceans to become better connected. Today, there are hundreds of thousands of miles of fiber optic cables constantly transmitting data between nations.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a gyre of plastic debris in the north-central Pacific Ocean. It’s the largest accumulation of plastic in the world. Just how big is it? Using the map below, click ...