Open the Youtube video In the past, scientists relied on sonar-equipped ships to map underwater terrain, but this method was slow and expensive. With just 25% of the ocean floor mapped this way ...

President Trump signs executive order to expedite mining on the ocean floor, aiming to increase energy and mineral supply chains while addressing environmental concerns.

Credit: NASA Earth Observatory. As part of an ongoing effort, a NASA-supported team recently published one of the most detailed maps yet of the ocean floor, using data from the SWOT (Surface Water and ...

William Brangham: Along certain parts of the ocean floor lie a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric cars and other electronics. But mining for them in ...

Recently, a new discovery has added to this intrigue: evidence of a hidden universe on the ocean floor. The ARCA neutrino sensor array, located in the Mediterranean Sea, has detected a highly ...

Eötvös is the unit of measure for the gravity-based data used to create these maps. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory We know more about the Moon’s surface than Earth’s ocean floor — but that’s changing ...

According to an article published by the Farmingdale Observer, the team has released the most detailed map to date of the ocean floor, using data from the SWOT satellite (Surface Water and Ocean ...

By Max BearakRebecca Dzombak and Harry Stevens President Trump has ordered the U.S. government to take a major step toward mining vast tracts of the ocean floor, a move that is opposed by nearly ...

This breakthrough in seafloor mapping marks a major leap forward in oceanography, offering scientists a far more detailed and accurate picture of the ocean floor than ever before. Image Credit: ...

The depths of the ocean are strewn with curious nodules that are rich in manganese, copper, cobalt and nickel. Special devices may make it possible to mine the bottom for these valuable substances ...