To date, ships have only mapped about a quarter of the planet’s ocean floor. SWOT was designed to do much more than map the seafloor. Its main purpose is to measure the height of water over ...

Its white sand and crystal-clear ... allowed sediment to settle closer to the ocean floor and the water to exhibit its true ...

The world is running out of sand. Crazy right? We literally have tons of it on beaches, deserts, and under the ocean, but we're ... After air and water, sand is our most used natural resource.

Scientists have discovered the key role the Southern Ocean around Antarctica plays in regulating the global climate ...

According to an article published by the Farmingdale Observer, the team has released the most detailed map to date of the ocean floor, using data from the SWOT satellite (Surface Water and Ocean ...

Testing results from the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board led to the decision to end the advisory.

Big waves from hurricanes like Irene in 2011 or Superstorm Sandy last October or even nor’easters like one that ...