The Earth's longest mountain chain isn't the Andes in South America, or the Himalayas in Asia, or even North America's Rockies. It's an underwater chain of mountains 47,000 miles long. The chain ...

Imagine living underwater, not just for a few hours on a dive, but for days, weeks, or even months. One UK-based company is ...

Taken from the International Space Station by an astronaut, this is a view of Lake Van off Turkey, the largest soda lake on Earth. This region is prone to major earthquakes because of movement ...

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is likely resting on the floor of one of the least-mapped sections of the ocean, according to officials. Searchers hope the missing plane didn't end up on one known ...

NASA and the French space agency CNES's SWOT satellite provides researchers with the tools to create the most accurate ocean maps yet.

Giant isopods look like monstrously sized woodlice and can live in the deep sea, beyond the reach of daylight. But how much do we really know about the lives of these crustaceans? Despite their ...