Australian authorities heading the southern Indian Ocean search for Malaysia Airlines MH370 reported that the Chinese ship Zhu Kezhen would begin a bathymetric (seafloor) mapping survey of the ...

Chinese research vessels with ties to the People's Liberation Army are conducting sweeping surveys of the undersea floor in the Indian Ocean, collecting data that could be crucial in deploying ...

INCOIS scientists map Indian Ocean floor to study currents Oceans play a critical role in both weather and climate prediction; due to vast economic benefits, it is essential to accurately forecast ...

Another search has been launched to scour the ocean floor 1,200 miles off the coast of Perth, Australia, in an attempt to locate the remains of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.. Newsweek has reached ...

The Maldives has confirmed that a Chinese ocean research vessel, known to map the seabed for China's submarine operations, will be allowed to dock at its main port early next month, an upcoming ...

It’s said that humanity knows more about the surface of the Moon than the ocean floor. This is particularly the case in the Indian Ocean, which is among the least charted oceans in the world. During ...

Well, it turns out, for most of the planet’s surface — the ocean floor, that is — we don’t have very good maps. Researchers announced Friday that they’ve completed a map for just over ...

Australia's defence minister announced Monday the gifting of a naval patrol boat to the Maldives to "maintain regional security", during a visit to the strategically-located Indian Ocean archipelago.