Looking at Google Maps, it may seem as if every last corner of the planet has already been subjected to topographical surveys. But what lies beneath the ocean surface remains largely hidden from the ...

Dozens of Chinese research vessels are on a quest to map the sea floor at strategically vital regions of the world's oceans. Some of the surveying is for mineral deposits and fishing grounds, but the ...

A project to chart the deep ocean just revealed 19,000 hidden ancient volcanoes, and still nearly three-quarters of the ...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Terradepth, the world's end-to-end ocean data system, announced the launch of Absolute Ocean today. AO is the company’s new cloud-based, browser-accessible ocean data ...

A green and white Chinese research vessel, dubbed the Zhang Jian, sails through the New Britain Trench in the Solomon Sea, flanked by a support vessel. - New China TV/YouTube In what some experts are ...

The ocean is home to some of the richest biodiversity on Earth. From coral reefs and mangrove forests to the deep sea, marine ecosystems sustain countless species, support coastal communities, ...

China is conducting a vast undersea mapping and monitoring operation across the Pacific, Indian and Arctic oceans, building detailed knowledge of marine conditions that naval experts say would be ...