General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, the first sea lord, told the Financial Times that Moscow was renewing investment in the Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research (GUGI) team and that Britain could not afford to ...

Scientific divers have navigated a series of treacherous dives more than 330 feet deep in an attempt to unravel the mysteries of deep ocean reefs. They’re finding new species — and evidence of both cl ...

Discovered over 8,400 feet below the sea, France’s deepest shipwreck is a 16th-century merchant vessel preserved by extreme ...

A milestone family trip to Maui blends volcanic landscapes, ancient petroglyphs and encounters with green sea turtles, ...

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Armed with enthusiasm, researchers and volunteers have joined forces to safeguard the flamboyant seabirds as climate change ...

The whitest sand beaches around the world are worth adding to your travel bucket list. Sugary shores from the Caribbean to ...

Could a stone wall beneath the waves be the echo of a lost civilization from 10,000 years ago? Off Spain’s Salmedina Island, a sprawling network of submerged stone structures-some rising 23 feet high ...

By Rhett Ayers Butler I write short obituaries for people who spent their lives protecting parts of the natural world. I work ...

In a world of manufactured experiences and digital distractions, Halibut Point stands as a reminder that sometimes the most effective stress reliever is simply standing at the edge of the ocean, ...

Garrapata State Park sits quietly along Highway 1 between Carmel and Big Sur, offering all the splendor of California’s central coast without the tour buses and selfie sticks that plague its more ...

NPR's staff traveled a lot in 2025. From a Mardi Gras workshop to a festival celebrating the mythical Mothman, here are some places and events we thought you might want to check out, too.