NOAA Ocean Exploration works with partners to explore previously unknown areas of our ocean, making discoveries of scientific, economic, and cultural value and supporting innovations in exploration ...

Covering approximately 70% of Earth’s surface, the ocean is the dominant feature on our planet. Yet, what lies at depth, well beneath the ocean’s glimmering surface, remains largely a mystery. Less ...

In December 2000, the United States Congress requested that the U.S. National Academies assess the feasibility and value of implementing a major, coordinated, international program of ocean ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Dec 06, 2024, 01:38pm EST A nautilus caught the eye of researchers on ...

The ocean is vast, deep, and often inaccessible to humans. But in recent decades, robots and other technologies have started to give researchers a view of life thousands of meters below the ocean’s ...

TAMPA, Fla., September 24, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMEX), an ocean exploration pioneer engaged in the discovery, validation, and development of subsea ...

Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean, stretching hundreds of miles off the U.S. Atlantic coast. While researchers have known since the 1960s that some coral were present off ...

When the uncrewed ocean-mapping drone DriX revealed a ship-shaped object in the depths of Iron Bottom Sound in the Solomon Islands, it was just the start of a discovery that would rewrite World War II ...

Ocean Discovery League (ODL) has launched the Global Deep Sea Exploration Goals, an ambitious international effort to visually explore 10,000 strategically selected locations across the deep seafloor.

With recent discussions around the ramifications of deep-sea mining, global governments are weighing the pros and cons of ocean-bound resources. Though the risks for marine ecosystems are significant, ...

From Jules Verne-inspired submarines to NASA-backed underwater habitats, the dream of an undersea civilization came closer than most people realize. By Bill Gourgey Published Jul 2, 2026 9:03 AM EDT ...