# Scientists have now made the most comprehensive tally yet of deep-sea exploration — 43,681 dive records dating back to 1958 — and found that humans have directly seen less than 0.001% of the deep ocean floor, an area roughly the size of Rhode Island, l

> **Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-07-06 20:07 UTC · Category: Science

## Executive Summary
5 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.

## Intelligence Brief
"Scientists have now made the most comprehensive tally yet of deep-sea exploration — 43,681 dive records dating back to 1958 — and found that humans have directly seen less than 0.001% of the deep ocean floor, an area roughly the size of Rhode Island, l" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 7 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.


Outlets currently covering the story include Space Daily, Geo Week News, WZZM13.com and Futura, le média qui explore le monde. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.


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## Multi-Source Evidence Table
| Source Outlet | Headline | Verification URL |
|---|---|---|
| Space Daily | We have mapped the surface of Mars, the Moon and Venus in sharper detail than the floor of our own ocean, most of which no human instrument has ever seen up close | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilAJBVV95cUxNaW5tMmd2dGVrelU5N0Q0ZlhwTDNRN0tKQWtad0NHYTlZeUpGa2VvcFRoWU1VQXNNWGFRQ0hMUDJycUhDN0xTSUY4OEdON3pidTdHc1k5WWpqX2JkdklLcWNtYUl4amRFU1M5WUp2S0JLR2I0c0RfQmVsWldOMWRrRzc1WFdaOFQ0dmdRVE9zcDY2T0VtWi10MnllcTdIN0dPSV9IaWdkU0J4MHpuM3p1R0prbEgxVmlsUzl1OUplc0hxb3FOTmNMODVqS3JOVER2ak15aE1Yc0RfSzU1X2U3aW8xVm9RdkthSDh6TC1mU0g2RU1JMFd0SW1sQm1RSnhibTF2dHh3eXZzVTFxNHhOZjl6cFA?oc=5) |
| Geo Week News | The Vessel That Never Sleeps | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMidEFVX3lxTFBPWW5obnhkQ0tPcXlSZmJzczlMWW56TzU0dkVtZzNvNkV3RE1vM1VLZ2pGS2Z0OHdhcDQ4MzJXRVdPNjVUbFhPME1JOHZSb0tKUEU4UEJCeGdkSnRtc3pwMXoxTzExMkVGeE16ZlVRNG1ZNjhJ?oc=5) |
| Space Daily | In nearly seventy years of deep-sea exploration, researchers compiled 43,681 submersible dive records — and found that humans have visually observed less than 0.001% of the deep seafloor, an area roughly the size of Rhode Island, according to a Science | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuAJBVV95cUxOOW1Dc1MzU3oxdDUzUzJwWmtGTk05OVhZM2l4cjQzZDNBM0ZfSlFJcDQtWTd6VEVxZFlaaUpFam9Bak5BV0xiTEgwMXdXWUNfVmM5WVVwQU50UG9sUU5qV2ZIYUZPSEQ5MGNYTldPTkt0TktFRGlmQWhSeVNmZGg3OFVzUmFSd1ppeEhxLUZ3dDZNblNzbkxaLUl1RVAtMzY0NXRkTXhVWjJHNGpoM0IyRFJMOGY2cExrU1djVnBDWHNaNnhMV0s2bHJPbVhIdnljNkdVMGNla2JOYnZDd29RczVaU2gyU09Zek1zTnRWYVNOYzNFcEp0R0FzVlhTRzEwbkw3UUZEWXFyTUwwck1oOXRHN2VDNHZNd1lwNl9wVlV2RnBXN1VjOWROczRKLTRDMTUtX09pUkE?oc=5) |
| WZZM13.com | Here’s Why: The ocean is way deeper than you think | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxOdFgxcUlFd1VMdENoMEU0ZERTZnRIVUFGZnBSNnpnaUg4UGg1MWFWeWtNR2F2dEM2YmNJQlBDSThyMVNFeGJialM1Qm1pX0pVTVU1MlNFbWtKRkNYWnBLTGJHc2NPd2pWM1doU2JzZzdETm9LZTQyVjdLZU5kNDNMLWt6QVdFYnEwY3VvOXpsZFhIQUkyR3dFb1JSd0dqNGtGbWpvQkxSVC10ZVhFTWE3dHFMckxDbGVzVndFWmRnVUU?oc=5) |
| Futura, le média qui explore le monde | From the giant squid to autonomous robots: the push to map Earth’s abyss | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirAFBVV95cUxQN0JnX1FNRHAwUzExYnF5MGQxVXVHSnRfdnp4b004UEtGS252aE1xNzBzbTBOdml0NktwSlZFZmtobVc4NXZGWTN4d21mN0h5ZE0xcXZSM3NaOFpqbHhka1BLUjRkSGR4XzhoTUhaX2dfTmQ3ZExMaUtVWkhqODZxLVJPR2NTS1VQb3pPSmRvcmpQWTBWSE9TMmNZRmFTVHRBTElIbnNWNEo5SHp4?oc=5) |
| The Times of India | Less than 30% of Earth’s ocean floor has been mapped while scientists still have clearer high-resolution data of Mars than most of the seabed covering our own planet | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi0wJBVV95cUxQOGxKQUFCSW9EeE56bmNfcVB1cXQ1TDJGajRMRXBNS3dyWkQ1cFhVNEduYnp5cVVBSWpUUEFVWEdKQ083T1JOTUJGdGwwdVVaN0RSS2pycHNmMFJBQUdKckFDQUdRdWRjS0VNSGVkOFMtZFlkLV9jcXdkN05Xd0FrZmFHdWxFRVY0VDNxZEJxeVNwQjlHRDZnSUJxbC05WTEzc1dKTEMzVDY0ekpwUWIxbGtzcjVCNnhYYkdmXzJCYllYTmk3MWNuT0FBUVhfXzNGdy1DcGxLTjNEV1UzQi1yQ0tHWU9vUVVWbzE3THRRRzRlTk5paWxSZHROWThPdkt4emk3QWRhS3V0Yjd2dGV5N0tqYVM3VE9Qa0FGX19NRnpkeFRUdTN5YnNuVWlYTTJJTVhhbjJ2SVFaelgwMzNFOXREdDg4emFrV19OQXphb0JpSFU?oc=) |
| Space Daily | Scientists have now made the most comprehensive tally yet of deep-sea exploration — 43,681 dive records dating back to 1958 — and found that humans have directly seen less than 0.001% of the deep ocean floor, an area roughly the size of Rhode Island, l | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirgJBVV95cUxOS2pUSVBZMWhhSTI0VU5Oa291NjFBN1h2MENLLUpxdTVkV3lMa1FRWEtRc1lXWE90eEl4SDVEOHJ4RkZXOFhjMGNuQ09YZVNXYWZsaW0xUWp5N1NDZF8zUEZfTXBBSnhZQi1ZTTIzcEo0QlZKd202ZHZLOWZEdDN1Z2ZKN0pXcDN5dXVXTmtzRTBXMEc0UE9lOXdGVnFWckY3MFBhUFlQdnJYeXZsU0h6Qi1STTRYd1hDTkR5b2JCVXZVSnNzeUd4UXp0cFhLbWNkZnJtcVp6VF9DOG9pY2ZrbE5JbHRsbF9VUDJvSGIzc19VOF80akV3aGU4VkFnU0RaOVhvN2tOOTdMSzNIQ2JRNFJSbEJkVFJjTVFUb2pBY2ZjejlXbWtod3Fvc0wzQQ?oc=5) |

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