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Pristine coral reefs discovered near Galápagos Islands are thousands of years old and teeming with life
Scientists on a 30-day expedition off the coast of Ecuador have mapped two coral reefs and two seamounts more than 1,000 feet beneath the ocean surface.
What percentage of the ocean have we mapped?
"It's crazy to think that we don't have a complete map of our planet," one researcher involved in a project to map the entire seafloor by 2030 told Live Science.
Strange methane leak discovered at the deepest point of the Baltic Sea baffling scientists
A huge methane leak discovered in the Baltic Sea spans 7.7 square miles, with masses of gas bubbles rising almost all the way to the ocean surface.
'We know far more about the deep ocean than the moon or Mars,' says explorer Jon Copley
The deep sea, which encompasses waters deeper than 660 feet (200 meters), is home to alien-like creatures, but we know far more about these inky depths than people think, ocean explorer Jon Copley tells Live Science.
Team Egg or Team Sponge? Scientists divided over identity of mysterious golden orb from bottom of ocean
The weird gold dome-shaped object was found during an NOAA expedition to the Gulf of Mexico and is now being preserved in ethanol until it can be sent for laboratory analysis.
'It is biological in origin': 1st analysis of weird golden orb from ocean floor leaves scientists stumped
The golden, dome-shaped object was discovered in the Gulf of Alaska during an NOAA expedition and after bringing it to the surface, scientists still have no idea what it is.
Fukushima nuclear power plant is now pumping wastewater into the Pacific Ocean
The International Atomic Energy Agency — the UN's atomic watchdog — has said the release meets international safety standards with a "negligible radiological impact."
Odds of 'strong' El Niño now over 95%, with ocean temperatures to 'substantially exceed' last big warming event
Sizzling ocean temperatures in the east-central tropical Pacific throughout July indicate there is a good chance El Niño conditions will remain strong for the next six months.
