The Aral Sea straddles Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and for thousands of years was fed by two major rivers, the Amu Darya and ...

Over the last half millennium, societies around the globe competed to divide up the world’s land. Nearly every square inch of soil outside Antarctica is now owned and tucked within national borders.

Few natural phenomena feel as much like magic as a glowing sea. On the right night, in the right place, the water lights up with an eerie blue glow wherever it is disturbed, so that every wave, every ...

For millions of people around the world, rising sea levels are already reshaping economies, livelihoods and cultures.

Oceans cover 71% of the Earth’s surface, but despite their immense size and impact on the planet, we know very little about them. While many of us might associate the sea with relaxing holidays on ...

They like big boats and they cannot lie. For many of the first passengers on the world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, the onboard reality of the $2 billion behemoth lived ...