It covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but the ocean floor is less mapped than the moon, an astonishing fact driving a ...

At some point, melting ice in the North Atlantic—caused by increased global warming—will cause so much freshwater to be ...

Expedition cruises travel to some of the world's most extraordinary destinations in remote corners of the planet, many of which are only reachable by ship — and some that were once only visited ...

Despite all the deep-sea expeditions and samples taken from the seabed over the past 100 years, humans still know very little ...

A new study from Florida Atlantic University is shedding light on the narwhals’ many explorations, the way they use their ...

Scientists are increasingly worried about a potential slowdown of the major Atlantic ocean current. Now we know it would ...

Geopolitics is the intersection of geography and power ... especially in the North Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Arctic Ocean, protect its trade routes and its undersea infrastructure, secure itself ...

The nightmare scenario of Atlantic Ocean currents collapsing, with weather running amok and putting Europe in a deep freeze, ...

Mars – dusty, dry, and desert-clad – was once so rich in water it had not just lakes, but oceans, according to a new study. Observations using ground-penetrating radar have revealed underground ...

What’s the highest natural elevation in your state? What’s the lowest? While the United States’ topography provides plenty to marvel at across the map, it’s not uncommon for people to take a ...

In comparison, today's cruise ships travel at around 28 mph. The fastest ocean liner ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean is on its way to the Gulf Coast. The voyage will take about two weeks and it ...

President Manuel Ortega said on Saturday that the construction of a massive inter-oceanic canal in Nicaragua that could significantly alter global trade would start at the end of 2014. Ortega gave ...