Human settlement patterns have profound consequences for people’s exposure to risk, particularly near the coasts.

Sharks have roamed the open seas for close to half a billion years and have witnessed the Earth’s evolution from a primordial ...

Identifying the seven continents, five oceans, the Equator, the Northern and Southern Hemisphere and the North and South Pole. and The Arctic Ocean. I orbit around the sun. Not that fast!

Nearly 10% of the planet’s human inhabitants live within 3.1 miles of the coast − where the risk of climate disasters is ...

If the oceans suddenly vanished, the continents would still be separated by deep trenches and valleys left behind by the water. Instead of walking or driving to another continent, you'd have to ...

The formation of a sixth ocean, and the tectonic shifts that lie ahead, are proof that Earth is a dynamic, ever-evolving ...

Plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth’s crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought—and may be a big ...

The Africa-UBC Oceans and Fisheries Visiting Fellows Program is extremely pleased to announce the selection of its inaugural ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Coast Survey has selected Woolpert for a five-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to provide vessel-based ...

During the five years of making it, 728 crew members on all seven continents and the surrounding five oceans put in over 53,000 hours in the field. Never is that more evident than in the first ...