The deep-sea remains one of the most unexplored regions on Earth, due in large part to the immense challenges posed by its depth and vastness. Yet, the recent advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) ...

Discover how Fugro is using AI, robotics, and sonar tech to map the vast 75% of the ocean floor that remains a mystery — and ...

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The eight videographers moved stealthily along the ocean floor, capturing footage of previously unmapped underwater habitats as they navigated confidently through the hazy waters, almost like they ...

The basic principle of acoustic positioning with the white ship icon indicating the positions of the survey ship at different time. Researchers have developed a rigorous real-time acoustic positioning ...

After hearing that a U.S. Navy submarine ran into an underwater mountain, Joe Wolfel was surprised to find out just how little both government and commercial organizations knew about the ocean floor.

Marie Tharp at her drafting table in Lamont Hall, circa 1961.Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and the estate of Marie Tharp Until the 1950s, scientists didn't have a clear understanding of what the ...

Marine scientists have welcomed an unexpected asset to their underwater camera crews: sea lions. By attaching video cameras to sea lions' backs, researchers are not only learning about hyper-valuable ...

"I think we got something." Researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) came across a historic discovery while mapping the ocean floor recently -- an oil tanker that ...

Until 1957, most of the public believed that the bottom of the ocean was a flat featureless expanse of sand, stretching endlessly around the globe. Then the first relief map of the Atlantic Ocean ...

Several brightly colored, covered boxes sit on desks in the fifth-grade science classroom at Glenview Middle School in East Moline. Curious students are dying to look inside, but the tops are covered ...