Christmas has inspired the names of many places worldwide, which European sailors discovered. No other holiday has influenced ...

The Chinese navy is gradually extending its operational reach beyond East Asia, the Pentagon said in a report.

A popular attraction for families, Ocean World Adventure Park touts one of the largest man-made dolphin habitats in the world. Among the activities available to visitors is reef snorkeling ...

After being stuck for the second time in nearly four decades, the planet’s current-largest iceberg (A-23A) again floats free. Initially stuck in the Weddell Sea for decades, Iceberg A-23A was ...

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the tragic Indian Ocean tsunami. As we honor those lost, we are also humbled to reflect ...

More than 227,000 people died in the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and experts warn it could happen again.

On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, triggering the worst tsunami in recorded history. According to United Nations estimates, more than 220,000 people were killed, and ...

One of the world’s first maps, a cave painting in Anatolia, Turkey ... Here, continents are shaped well but the oceans appear smaller than they are. Also, areas on top and on the sides are distorted, ...

The quake created a 1,200-kilometer-long rupture on the seafloor, raising one side of the break by up to 15 meters, which ...

China sent all of its operational aircraft carriers to sea, while a U.S. "flattop" remained in the Philippine Sea.

That creates a pinch point effect, with the water being squeezed between the two land masses — the ocean is surging through the gap between the continents. “It’s the only place in the world ...

Two people were rescued and a third swam to safety after the Santa Cruz Wharf partially collapsed and fell into the ocean ...