The ocean covers most of our planet, yet so much of it is still a mystery. Beneath the surface is a massive, dark world where the depths are crushing, the creatures are enormous, and the unknown feels ...

Shockingly, the ocean covers the majority of our planet, but the absolute majority of it remains unexplored to this day.

Compared to the actual deepest point of the ocean (the Mariana Trench stretches down nearly seven miles), 831 feet may not seem that deep. But when you consider that this intrepid diver was ...

The ocean covers more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface. Considering how vast it is, scientists know relatively little about what's going on down there. On top of that, there are many popular ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The ocean covers more than 70% of Earth's surface, yet remarkably, we’ve explored only about 5% of it. Despite this mystery, what we do know reveals just how vital — and ...

Active "smoker" hydrothermal vent chimneys about 9 meters tall are found deep in the Mariana Arc region in the Western Pacific Ocean. Credit: Pacific Ring of Fire 2004 Expedition. NOAA Office of Ocean ...

Most people think the great white shark is the ocean predator they should fear the most. However, this type of jellyfish, statistically speaking, is much deadlier. Sharks are probably the animal that ...

While there is only one global ocean, the vast body of water that covers 71 percent of the Earth is geographically divided into distinct named regions. The boundaries between these regions have ...

A quick Google search will tell you that the ocean covers approximately 71% of the Earth's surface, spanning roughly 139 million square miles (around 361 square kilometers). And despite more than a ...