A global bathymetric map – that is, a map of the ocean’s floor – would certainly offer a better understanding of our blue planet, but it also might plunge us into a realm once reserved for ...

Most of the waters and ocean floor ... the Caribbean surrounding Puerto Rico, as well as St. Thomas and St. John islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands to create a comprehensive map of the seabed.

Many maps of the ocean floor are decades old. The race is on to properly chart them by 2030 – and crowdsourcing could be part of the answer. Tucked inside a federal government building in the ...

Until recently, much of the ocean floor remained uncharted, a vast, dark expanse of unknown territory. However, thanks to groundbreaking advancements in technology and a global collaborative ...

Bing Maps just got a large update that brings a more detailed map of the ocean floor to Microsoft’s mapping service. This new bathymetry data is based on the data compiled by the Scripps ...

For decades, humanity has gazed at the stars, dreaming of Mars and the Moon, while a vast and mysterious frontier has remained largely unexplored right here on Earth—the ocean floor. Despite ...

But now an ambitious project to map Earth’s entire ocean floor could “absolutely ... including the West African coast or that off the Caribbean, remain largely blank. READ MORE: Hunt ...

A tsunami advisory has been issued for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands after an earthquake in the Caribbean ... the ocean, usually from a large earthquake on or below the ocean floor.

Well, it turns out, for most of the planet’s surface — the ocean floor, that is — we don’t have very good maps. Researchers announced Friday that they’ve completed a map for just over ...