Advances in technology are helping explorers fulfill their purpose: Mapping the ocean floor in tiny detail for the first time.

On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Over fifty million people work on our oceans around the world ... There are some corridors in the world seas that are heavily trafficked.

The U.S. has the world's largest carrier fleet with 11 in service, while China ranks second with three and Japan has two ...

And while the tallest waterfall on land is Angel Falls in Venezuela, which stands at 3,212 feet tall, the tallest waterfall in the world is actually ... from the Nordic Seas flow through the Denmark ...

The 12,000-ton CCG-5901, along with its sister ship CCG-2901 is the world's largest Coast Guard vessel and three times heavier than the U.S. Coast Guard's Legend-class cutters, earning it the nickname ...

The Ocean CSI map tool can show the influence of climate change on sea surface temperatures that fuel hurricanes along a storm track. We show the National Hurricane Center (NHC) observed storm ...

Donald Trump says the U.S. needs control of Greenland and the Panama Canal "for national security." Here's why both places ...

China is the world's ... s deep-sea submersible Jiaolong. In reality, the sea here is only about 10 meters deep, and the submersible is only a model. Its journey into the ocean’s depths is ...

Beijing claims most of the South China Sea ... world's largest Coast Guard vessel and three times heavier than the U.S. Coast Guard's Legend-class cutters, earning it the nickname the Monster. The ...

BERLIN (dpa): The world's oceans were warmer in ... The warming of the seas also reduces the oxygen content of the oceans, which could pose a threat to marine life and ecosystems.

No space was left unused inside the mid-tier ocean-view cabin on board Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas cruise ship.

India's Deep Sea Mission is on the ... Rift in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Since then, scientists have discovered hundreds of hydrothermal vents across the world's oceans, particularly along ...