Why is this important? Underwater drones are already used to inspect oil pipelines, monitor melting ice, clean up pollution, study marine life, and even find underwater mines. But current models use ...
When Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, an underwater volcano near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean, erupted in 2022, scientists ...
People along the densely populated Pacific coasts are exposed to strongly fluctuating rainfall patterns: In East Asia, heavy ...
A new study analyzes the evolutionary history of 11 deep-sea species from environments stretching from the central Indian ...
Sea otters, or Enhydra lutris (their scientific name), have recently been spotted making kelp forests their new home. Sea ...
NASA's SWOT satellite has revealed unseen ocean depths, mapping seafloor features that shape life, currents and tectonics.
ROVs offer fresh perspectives on the ancient history of the ocean. Marine and coastal geoscience are essential for understanding both ancient and modern geological processes, assessing offshore and ...
A 2014 satellite image captured a rare glimpse of a massive, eerily circular ring of clouds that formed slap-bang in the ...
"What we find is we learn a lot more when we get it in the crew's hands," Submarine Forces Commander Vice Adm. Gaucher said.
Dozens of these otherworldly creatures may be entirely new to science, never before documented by humans. The images and ...
Researchers uncover a possible active underwater volcano chain near the Cook Islands, hinting at fresh geological activity.
Scientists have discovered a chain of young underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands in the South Pacific. Some of these volcanoes may still be active, though no clear signs have been confirmed yet.