For decades, humanity has gazed at the stars, dreaming of Mars and the Moon, while a vast and mysterious frontier has remained largely unexplored right here on Earth—the ocean floor. Despite covering ...

Imagine, for a moment, what it would mean for this economy if we didn’t have maps: Transportation, trade, resource extraction, disaster mitigation — so much of what we do would be made more ...

Marie Tharp at her drafting table in Lamont Hall, circa 1961.Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and the estate of Marie Tharp Until the 1950s, scientists didn't have a clear understanding of what the ...

In the mid-20th century, when people looked at a map of the world, they saw the familiar continents surrounded by vast, featureless oceans. Beneath the waves, the ocean floor was largely unknown — an ...

You can listen to our podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify each week. Follow this link if you're listening on Apple News. This week, we chat with journalist Laura Trethewey, author of The Deepest Map ...

Until the 1950s, scientists didn't have a clear understanding of what the seafloor looked like. Geologist Marie Tharp turned years of data into easily digestible maps. She also discovered the ...