A new review of ocean data suggests that more than 99.999 percent of the global deep seafloor has never been seen by humans.

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

was conceived to give a more comprehensive picture of global fresh-water and ocean topography. Launched in December 2022, it combines a new satellite architecture, formed of a 10-metre-long mast ...

To help address the problem, in December 2022 NASA launched its Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT ... satellite's 21-day orbit enables repeated global coverage — though with limited ...

Marine plastic pollution is a global crisis, with 9 to 14 million metric tons of plastic entering the ocean every year. Tiny ...

Marine plastic pollution has always been a well-recognised environmental issue, with 9 to 14 million metric tons of plastic ...

Scientists say the topography of the ocean floor is less well known than the surfaces of Mars, Mercury or Venus and that charting the depth and shape of the seabed will help understand the impact ...

Global full-depth ocean heat content (OHC ... Data from the recently launched Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite reveal the characteristics of submesoscale eddies and waves and suggest ...

there are a number of clever systems in place that can accurately measure the global sea level down to less than an inch and a half. Not only are waves always rippling across the ocean’s surface ...