There Be Monsters! Is it True We’ve Only Explored 5 Percent of the Oceans? by Benjamin Radford
The claim that we've explored only 5 percent of the ocean is misleading, as it depends on definitions of "explored" and "known." While detailed high-resolution mapping of the entire ocean floor is incomplete due to cost and logistical challenges, scientific techniques like sonar and satellite altimetry have provided a broad understanding of seafloor features, with military archives holding additional classified data. Read this article and find accompanying references at: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2024/02/there-be-monsters-is-it-true-weve-only-explored-5-percent-of-the-oceans/ About the Author: Benjamin Radford, M.Ed., is a scientific paranormal investigator, a research fellow at the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, deputy editor of the Skeptical Inquirer, and author, co-author, contributor, or editor of twenty books and over a thousand articles on skepticism, critical thinking, and science literacy. His newest book is America the Fearful. Subscribe to Skeptical Inquirer: https://skepticalinquirer.org/subscribe/ Skeptical Inquirer Audio Edition is a production of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and the Center for Inquiry.