When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea level, alters ...

Until June we lived just south of the equator, in Tanzania. Every day of the year was around 80 degrees. The best way to get ...

The Congo River is the world's only major river to cross the Equator twice, a rare feat shaped by ancient geological forces.

Which river cuts the Equator twice? The mighty Congo River in Central Africa holds this unique distinction. Learn about its massive volume and its status as the world's deepest river.

We also show how sea-level rise from Antarctica varies around the world. In that moderate emissions scenario, we found the ...

From floods to droughts, El Niño and La Niña create weather impacts that extend beyond North America to affect global weather ...

The Soviet Union envisioned a colossal ground-effect launch platform capable of carrying a two-part orbital spacecraft to the ...

The Maldives is a unique nation comprised of over a thousand islands, and traveling there safely and comfortably requires ...

The Sentinel-6B is the second of two satellites in a $1 billion program to monitor sea levels over a full decade.

Upwelling of deep water rich in phosphorus supports an N-fixing symbiont that lives on Sargassum algae, giving the algae a ...

The Ocean's Global Heat Distribution System One of the most important functions of the ocean is to move heat around the ...