Between 1946 and 1990, more than 200,000 barrels containing radioactive waste encased in bitumen and cement were discarded overboard to end their days at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

The Ocean Seeker slipped into Halifax harbour largely unnoticed earlier this month. The 20-metre long aluminum catamaran is tied up at a former coast guard base in Dartmouth where it will spend the ...

In the past, scientists relied on sonar-equipped ships to map underwater terrain, but this method was slow and expensive. With just 25% of the ocean floor mapped this way, a full picture was far ...

The ocean covers over 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface, yet we understand little about its geological structures. Less than 10 per cent of the ocean floor has been adequately mapped — leaving ...

Geology Gigantic 'mud waves' buried deep beneath the ocean floor reveal dramatic formation of Atlantic when Africa and South America finally split News By Stephanie Pappas published May 14, 2025 ...

Researchers with NOAA's Ocean Exploration team initially discovered sets of holes two-and-a-half kilometres below the surface of the Atlantic ocean north of the Azores late last month. Days later ...