For years, social media users have shared images and videos they claimed show Elephant Rock, a naturally formed geological ...

By the end of the day, about 7 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, data from 16 crystals was collected and analyzed. The data, which ...

Rarely in the news, the Arctic has returned to the spotlight following the return of Donald Trump as US president. But who owns this polar region, and why is it so important to Arctic nations?

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

At some point, melting ice in the North Atlantic—caused by increased global warming—will cause so much freshwater to be ...

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

SOON after the occupation of Egypt by a British military force in 1882, the late Prof. Huxley, then president of the Royal Society, directed attention to the valuable opportunity that was afforded ...

The most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice sheet has been assembled by a team of international ...

Hiking on glaciers can be dangerous due to hidden crevasses and unpredictable weather. You should always hike with a ...