Discovered by English explorer James Weddell, the Weddell Sea wasn’t navigable until after the 19th century due to its ice-choked waters. It served as the backdrop to Ernest Shackleton’s famed ...

A long-lost photo snapped from a Navy plane in 1966 has become the unlikely key to understanding how Antarcticas ...

A daughter trying to fulfil her dead mum's wish of travelling the world threw her ashes into the sea - but they washed up at ...

Israel’s military launched airstrikes early Monday targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, with the ...

Israel on Monday struck Houthi-held parts of Yemen for the first time since the end of its 12-day war with Iran.

The latest edition of the World Heritage Map is now available to order! This new design, poster-sized wall map features all 1,223 World Heritage properties, illustrated with stunning photographs from ...

Sea level on Earth has been rising and falling ever since there was water on the planet. Scientists were already able to use ...

On 28 November 1966, an American airplane flies over the Antarctic Peninsula just south of the southernmost tip of Chile. On ...

Old Antarctic photos help University of Copenhagen scientists trace ice shelf collapse and predict future sea level rise.

Beneath the glimmering blue waters of the Red Sea, a region steeped in legend and mystery, scientists have made a discovery ...

UNESCO World Heritage CentreHistoric Jeddah is situated on the eastern shore of the Red Sea. From the 7th century AD it was established as a major port for Indian Ocean trade routes, channelling goods ...

Twenty years ago, Seal Island was “the greatest place on earth to see great whites,” recalls Hammerschlag, who also serves as ...