Born on July 30, 1920, geologist and cartographer Tharp changed scientific thinking about what lay at the bottom of the ocean – not a featureless flat, but rugged and varied terrain.

We are talking about the North Sea. Take a world map and look at the blue expanse between Norway, Scotland, England, France, ...

The name change to Gulf of America is the first since the 1540s where various maps referred to it as the Mexican Gulf, Golpho ...

Tuesday 4 March will mark the second anniversary of the Global Ocean Treaty being agreed, a triumph for multilateralism and ...

Geography teaches us about the Earth’s features such as oceans ... to show your little one how the world looks as a 3D model. You can also make simple maps with your little ones - why not ...

-- A chicken farm in Ha Tinh Province, north-central Vietnam experienced an electrical short circuit on Friday night, resulting in the death of nearly 8,000 chickens, a local official told Tuoi Tre ...

Ever wondered how much of our vast, mysterious oceans we’ve uncovered? Spoiler alert: not nearly as much as you’d think!

This American air-base in the Indian Ocean has been part of US-UK talks as London plans to hand the island over to Mauritius.

As wanderlust drives us toward increasingly off-the-beaten-path destinations, the number of passengers traveling on ...

Discover more about sand mining, where it occurs, and why the process damages the environments in which it is carried out in ...

Due to its unique geography, the Northland region is considered to have one of the highest vulnerabilities to tsunami hazards ...

Understanding natural constraints are essential for developing effective policies that can protect millions of residents year ...