If successful, the professor believes they will have gathered enough data on the varying approaches to move closer to creating a high-resolution ocean floor map. “In three years, we expect to have ...

After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...

Researchers uncover a possible active underwater volcano chain near the Cook Islands, hinting at fresh geological activity.

In 2022, researchers aboard the E/V Nautilus made a discovery on the floor of the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii. While surveying ...

Preliminary reports from the U.S. Tsunami Warning System said tsunami waves were possible for coastlines within about 190 miles of the earthquake’s epicenter, including those on Tonga. The system ...

NPL and MSL in New Zealand successfully detected a multitude of earthquakes in the Pacific Ocean using a ... Earth's surface is covered by water, the ocean floor is largely unmonitored.

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While ship-based sonar has provided direct measurements of only 25% of the ocean floor, SWOT's satellite data bridges the gap, allowing scientists to map vast areas more efficiently. To gain a ...

According to the researchers, the formation’s 90-degree fractures were a direct result of repeated heating and cooling from subsequent lava flows, leading to the characteristic brick-like patterns ...

Mining vehicle tracks from 1979 on the Pacific Ocean floor. Photo by the National Oceanography Centre. Heriot-Watt marine biologist Dr Mark Hartl and crew preparing equipment on the research ...