Ricci map - detail from a China panel. All images via Wikipedia. In 1602, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty had a big ...

The first successful circumnavigation of the Earth, begun by Ferdinand Magellan and completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano, ...

Two teenagers were hurt when two dirt bikes collided in Ocean County this past weekend. The Manchester Township Police ...

Once upon a time, Los Angeles was a walking city. Vestiges remain in its hidden stairs. Here are three beautiful walks up the Hollywood Hills, along the Santa Monica coast and through Echo Park ...

These historic maps are riddled with ridiculous inaccuracies and outright lies.

Rip currents can sweep away even the strongest swimmers. Rescues can quickly turn to tragedy when a rescuer gets caught in ...

MORRIS PLAINS — A small earthquake that rattled several North Jersey towns was also felt 200 miles away. The US Geological ...

Tucked away in Northern California’s coastal wilderness lies a place so magical it seems plucked from a fantasy novel – a narrow gorge where sheer walls rise 50 feet skyward, completely draped in ...

The group Nautilus Live recently returned from a 21-day expedition surveying and mapping the ocean floor around the Solomon ...

A massive 8.8 earthquake rocked the upper Pacific Ocean Tuesday evening, triggering tsunami warnings for the entire state of ...

The tsunami advisory for Washington has been revised to include only the outer coastlines of Clallam, Jefferson, Grays Harbor ...

Tsunami waves have begun reaching the coast of Hawaii after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Russia ’s far east during the early hours of Wednesday, causing devastation and triggering mass ...