thousands of years old make up just a few of the life forms at this new seamount. When scientists say that we know less about our oceans than about outer space, they’re not exaggerating.

Scientists use this information to make inferences about seafloor features that influence sea surface level by affecting marine gravity (e.g., sea level is higher over a seamount). Over the past ...

Using satellite altimetry data from SWOT, scientists have created a global map of marine gravity, uncovering thousands of new seamounts. (Eötvös is a unit that measures the ocean’s vertical ...

A newly-deployed satellite has created the most-detailed map yet of the ocean floor, finding hundreds of hills and underwater volcanoes that were previously missed. When you purchase through links ...

Key West, United States - December 02, 2024 Beneath the waves off the Florida Keys, towering underwater seamounts host thriving marine life, including the elusive Greater Amberjack (GAJ).

Vesteris is a large (33 × 27 km) and young (summit age: 0.65–0.010 Ma) intraplate seamount in the Greenland Sea, formed from ocean island basalt (OIB) magmatism. The volcano is composed of alkali ...

Last week, the navy said the submarine had hit an uncharted "seamount" while patrolling below the surface. A seamount is a mountain that rises from the ocean floor. Fifteen sailors suffered minor ...

View on YouTube Allow content from YouTube Seamounts—large mountains that rise high from the seafloor—result from volcanic activity and are found in every ocean basin on Earth. But did you know that ...