Improved satellite data reveals hidden underwater peaks, reshaping ocean mapping and advancing climate predictions.

This allows for the creation of very realistic and interesting maps simultaneously. One of them, showing the world without ...

A newly-deployed satellite has created the most-detailed map yet of the ocean floor, finding hundreds of hills and underwater ...

In the mid-20th century, when people looked at a map of the world, they saw the familiar continents surrounded by vast, ...

And if you want to understand precisely how sea-levels will rise in different parts of the world, good ocean-floor maps are a must. Much of the data that's been imported into the GEBCO grid ...

"It's exciting to see A23a on the move again after periods of being stuck," oceanographer Andrew Meijers said.

The Chinese navy is gradually extending its operational reach beyond East Asia, the Pentagon said in a report.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a gyre of plastic debris in the north-central Pacific Ocean. It’s the largest accumulation of plastic in the world. Just how big is it? Using the map below, click ...

A turtle with a plastic bag in its mouth. Rubbish finds its way around the world, pollutes the oceans and can be harmful to sea creatures. Some kinds of rubbish, such as plastic, are eaten by sea ...