A map depicting the region where the discovery of an ancient seafloor was made. Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted. Adaptations must be shared ...

Wang said: "This thickened area is like a fossilized fingerprint of an ancient piece of seafloor that subducted into the Earth." "This is just the beginning," Wang said. "We believe that there are ...

The final of the ocean XPRIZE, which will see fleets of robots compete to map the largest area of seafloor inside 24 hours, will take place in deep waters off the coast of Greece. Teams will be ...

The map, and the methods used to create it, were published in Nature journal Scientific Data. The International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean Version 2 is available here: https://doi.org ...