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NASA can pinpoint glaciers that might flood coastal cities

It'ssafetosaythatmeltingglaciersandicesheetsarebadthings:theyraiseoceanlevelsandriskfloodinglow-lyingcoastalareas.Butwhichoftheseicybodiesdoyouhavetoworryabouti

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China's new manned submersible completes deep sea testing

China'snewmannedsubmersible,onboardtheshipTansuo-1,returnedtoportinSanya,HainanProvinceonTuesday,aftercompletingdeepseatestingintheSouthChinaSea.Tansuo-1Themann

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Tsunami carried a million sea creatures from Japan to US west coast

Thedeadlytsunamithatstrucknorth-eastJapanin2011hascarriedalmost300speciesofsealifethousandsofmilesacrossthePacificOceantothewestcoastoftheUnitedStates.Inwhatexp

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China building world's first deep-sea mining vessel

Theworld'sfirstdeep-seaminingvessel,currentlyunderconstructionbyaChineseshippingfirm,isexpectedtobeputintousein2018.ThevesselisbeingmadebyFujianMaweiShipbuildin

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Foreign astronauts join China's space-related training for the 1st time

TwoEuropeansbecamethefirstforeignastronautstotakepartinspace-relatedtraininginChinabycompletinga17-dayseasurvivalcourse.SamanthaCristoforettiofItalyandMatthiasM

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China to explore Earth's secret underwater mountains

ChinesescientistsonMondaystartedexploringaseamountnamedCarolineinthewestofthePacificOceanforthefirsttime.Aremoteoperatedvehicle(ROV)willinvestigatethesouthsideo

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Tourists seeking 'Despacito' discover Puerto Rico's La Perla

Something unusual is happening in La Perla, a poor barrio clinging to a steep hillside between Old San Juan and the sea where the video for the pop hit "Despacito" was filmed.

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How loss of Arctic sea ice further fuels global warming

For much of the year, the Arctic appears as a crumpled white sheet of ice and snow before great chunks break off around the edges in spring, forming a sea of floes that gently dance across the frigid waters.

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How loss of Arctic sea ice further fuels global warming

Formuchoftheyear,theArcticappearsasacrumpledwhitesheetoficeandsnowbeforegreatchunksbreakoffaroundtheedgesinspring,formingaseaoffloesthatgentlydanceacrossthefrig

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MH370 search data unveils fishing hotspots, ancient geological movements

Detailedsea-floormapsmadeduringtheunsuccessfulsearchformissingMalaysiaAirlinesFlightMH370,releasedbyAustraliaonWednesday,couldhelpincreasetheknowledgeofrichfish

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Need more space? Dutch researchers test floating cities

DutchresearchersunveiledonTuesdayamodelofwhatcouldbecomewithintwodecadesafloatingmega-islandtobeusedasacreativesolutionforaccommodatinghousing,ports,farmsorpark

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Arctic sea ice cover to be second-lowest recorded

Arctic sea ice cover is set to reach to the second-lowest extent since satellite observations began in 1979, according to scientists from Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

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Over 400 migrants rescued at sea in Spain in past week

Over 400 migrants have been rescued at sea off the coast of southern Spain in the past week, rescue services said Thursday.

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Australian scientists find 'faceless fish' in survey of deep-sea abyss

Akindof“facelessfish”wasfoundbyAustralianresearchersrecently,duringascientificvoyagestudyingpartsoftheoceanfromLauncestoninTasmanianorthtowardstheCoralSea,anare

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Chinese submersible Jiaolong completes 4th dive in Mariana Trench

China's manned submersible Jiaolong descended to 6,699 meters down in the Mariana Trench on Tuesday, recording images of two snailfish. Samples of rock, sediment, deep-sea life and sea water were also collected during the dive.

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Chinese submersible Jiaolong completes 4th dive in Mariana Trench

China'smannedsubmersibleJiaolongdescendedto6,699metersdownintheMarianaTrenchonTuesday,recordingimagesoftwosnailfish.Samplesofrock,sediment,deep-sealifeandseawat

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Rising seas set to double coastal flooding by 2050: study

Risingsealevelsdrivenbyglobalwarmingareontracktodramaticallyboostthefrequencyofcoastalfloodingworldwidebymid-century,especiallyintropicalregions,researcherssaid