In shallow coastal waters around the world, mud and other fine-grained sediments such as clay and silt form critical blue ...

New high-resolution satellite map reveals nearly 100,000 unknown ocean mountains, or seamounts, boosting climate and maritime ...

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Due to the costs and the technology needed to explore at vast depths, only a few countries are equipped to scan the ocean floor. These countries include the United States, Japan, New Zealand ...

Don’t expect that percentage to change anytime soon, either. The study’s authors at the Ocean Discovery League in Rhode Island estimate that even if 1,000 remote and piloted deep sea ...

NEW YORK, May 8: A recent study has revealed that we have a far clearer view of Mars than we do of our own ocean floor, and the disparity is even greater than many might think. The study, published in ...

The Trump administration is eying the possibility of oil leasing in Arctic Ocean areas more than 200 ... including the addition of the High Arctic area. Alaska Beacon is part of States Newsroom ...

Revisions to U.S. Outer Continental Shelf planning areas off Alaska are shown in this map from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. The proposed High Arctic area is new and based on recent ...