A tiny bar-tailed godwit has astounded scientists with a 13,560 km non-stop flight from Alaska to Australia, lasting 11 days.

As tensions rise around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, we look at the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints. From energy flows in the Persian Gulf to trade routes through the Strait of Malacca, ...

How the little-known atoll of Diego Garcia is becoming another flashpoint in the global contest between the U.S. and China ...

Researchers found that a majority of studies on coastal sea levels underestimated how high water levels are, and hundreds of millions of people are closer to peril than previously thought.

The US torpedoed an Iranian warship, IRIS Dena, near Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean, sparking an intense debate over India's role and responsibility in the strategic waters. Does the Indian Ocean mean ...

Pandas, think back to your favorite subject in school. Maybe it was English, science, math… or if you were feeling adventurous, geography. The subject itself might be easy to remember, but the actual ...

Escape the noise in these Washington coastal towns, with quiet beaches, misty views, and serene charm that make the perfect reset.

This tiny coastal town bills itself as the “Whale Watching Capital of the Oregon Coast,” which is either a bold claim or a completely accurate statement depending on how many gray whales swim past ...

The relative difficulty of access means that Secret Beach never gets as crowded as some of Oregon’s more famous coastal destinations. Even on busy summer weekends, you’ll likely find yourself sharing ...

NASA's Van Allen Probe A crashed to Earth on Wednesday morning (March 11) after nearly 14 years in orbit, according to the ...

The southern Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia is becoming less salty at an astonishing rate, largely due to climate change, new research shows. In a study published in Nature Climate ...

While the total number of U.S. service members on the ground in the Middle East is not clear, one of the largest military ...