Despite Seabed 2030's publicly stated scientific goal, the military or commercial value of nautical charts will always be a barrier to achieving complete coverage of the world map. "Sea charts, by ...

Scientists map world's largest known deep-sea coral habitat NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Temple University biology professor Erik Cordes about the discovery of the world's largest known deep-sea ...

Fra Mauro’s map survived in his monastery on the Venetian island of San Michele and is now displayed in the city’s Museo Correr. Meredith Small starts “Here Begins the Dark Sea” in the ...

The researchers divided the world's oceans into 1km-square sections and examined all real data available on how humankind is influencing the marine environment. They then calculated "human impact ...