"Acoustic scattering techniques give an insight into the internal structure of the object imaged, as well as a method to 'see' into the seafloor," said Hodges, noting that using sonar to map the ...

This one was photographed in the Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. Hidden beneath the seafloor around coral reefs, giant worms wait until an unlucky fish swims close enough for them to nab with their ...

Nearly 400 feet beneath the Mediterranean Sea, over 1,300 unexplained rings were found etched across the seafloor. On a bright, hot day in mid-September 2011, Marine biologist named Christine ...

A multinational team of scientists aboard the Exploration Vessel Nautilus will set sail Monday for a 22-day mission to explore the volcanically active seafloor in the Marianas, where they aim to ...

Although it covers two-thirds of the planet’s surface, the deep seafloor remains an unknown territory. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, notes that less than 0.001% of this vast ...

In 1970, a U.S. company hoisted 60,000 rocks from the seafloor off the coast of Charleston, S.C., and then dumped most overboard because they didn’t have enough mineral content.

It last erupted in 2015 and spewed several kilometres of lava along the seafloor. Scientists are observing the seismic activity and are preparing for it to erupt soon. Hotspot volcanoes are common ...

Researchers from the nonprofit Ocean Discovery League estimate scientists have directly observed less than 0.001 percent of the Earth’s deep seafloor—totaling an area that’s approximately ...

They use sensors on the seafloor to watch Axial Seamount. In late March and early April, researchers were recording over 1,000 earthquakes each day. Chadwick also said the volcano has been ...

Little is known about Iosactis vagabunda, an anemone with 24 tentacles. Marine scientists are finding ways to learn more about the most elusive species that live in the deepest depths of the ocean ...

An amazing creature that lives deep in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean was captured in time-lapse photographs, allowing scientists to learn more about the role it plays on the seafloor. They found ...