With more than 530 species of sharks within the world's oceans, these predators play a major role in stabilizing the ...

Researchers have discovered four gigantic seamounts towering above the seafloor surrounding South America after detecting "gravitational anomalies" given off by the massive underwater mountains.

A Greenpeace expedition to survey seamounts and other deep sea habitats has set off this week. With two specialist marine ...

The highest peak here is more than 7,500 feet tall. Seamounts generally form when volcanic mountains rise up from the seafloor but fail to reach the surface (those that break the surface become ...

The expedition, spearheaded by global ocean exploration organizations OceanX and Ocean Quest, is an endorsed initiative of ...

The study – led by the University of Exeter and the Ascension Island Government – examined three seamounts off Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean. Two were shallow seamounts ...

A Greenpeace expedition to survey seamounts and other deep sea habitats has set off this week. With two specialist marine scientists on board, Greenpeace is aiming to use remotely operated deep ...

Undersea mountains are key locations for predators—with 41 times more sharks than the open ocean, new research shows. The study—led by the University of Exeter and the Ascension Island ...

Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts of the United States and Canada: NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Ocean Exploration and ...

BANGOR, Maine— President Trump issued an executive order today allowing commercial fishing in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. The announcement, made amid the COVID-19 ...