National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds.

HILO, Hawaii — A vessel dedicated to exploring the unknown parts of the ocean is docked this week at the Port of Hilo for the first time as the crew and scientists prepare for the next part of their ...

Researchers hope to increase their knowledge about the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument by conducting six expeditions to one of the world’s largest protected areas. The NOAA Ship Okeanos ...

A vessel dedicated to exploring the unknown parts of the ocean is docked this week at the Port of Hilo for the first time as the crew and scientists prepare for the next part of their expedition. The ...

A recent University of Iowa study features an underwater vehicle that was given increased maneuverability by modeling its ...

Defying all logic, a vehicle has been found parked in the hangar of the USS Yorktown, which was famously sunk in the Pacific by a Japanese submarine during World War II. The baffling discovery was ...

The remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer encountered a 49-foot-tall “solitary geological feature” while exploring the Pacific seafloor northeast of Kuailhelani on April 22. NOAA Ocean Exploration ...

At a time when most people imagined ocean science as something happening in distant tropics, the scientists and artists on board the Arcturus knew that great mysteries also lay closer to home. The ...

NEWPORT – Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo was back in her home state Monday to celebrate the groundbreaking for the new headquarters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Atlantic ...