What stands out most about the book I'm carrying under my arm, as I meander through the exhibits at the National Maritime ...

Scientists have discovered the farthest-ever 'mini-halo,' a sea of charged particles around a distant galaxy cluster that ...

Researchers recreated a 30,000-year-old ocean journey from Taiwan to Japan using canoes and simulations to test early human ...

Japanese researchers turned to “experimental archaeology” to study how ancient humans navigated powerful ocean currents and ...

On occasion, it is of vital importance to consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral ...

The salty sea—actually a lake—whose surface now lies more than 1,380 feet (420 meters) below sea level, is not only the lowest nonmarine place on Earth but also the catch basin for water ...

Israel has attacked nuclear, military and energy facilities in Iran. Here is a look at the destruction so far.

China’s claims reach deep into the South China Sea. On maps of the area, Beijing has demarcated what’s known as the “nine-dash line” (pictured in green in the below map), a boundary that brushes up ...

A new study from the University of Vienna reveals that sea anemones use a molecular mechanism known from bilaterian animals to form their back-to-belly body axis. This mechanism ("BMP ...

China dominates the global rare earths industry—and it’s not even close. A fight is already underway to lay claim to this sunken island’s natural riches.

The new map’s depiction of the South China Sea includes the expansive nine-dash line, with a 10th dash added to the east of the island of Taiwan.

AI analysis of Dead Sea Scroll fragments suggests some of the ancient manuscripts are up to 100 years older than once thought. V. Giannella/De Agostini/Getty Images via CNN Newsource ...