A major redrawing of the map of the South China Sea began when Xi Jinping came to power in 2012. In the subsequent three ...

Critters, such as sea horses, crabs and shrimp ... much of West Africa was a blank spot on the world’s seagrass map. Just a handful of years ago, many officials at Sierra Leone’s Environment ...

The sea is literally without landmarks ... still out of sight below the rim of the world. Seafarers of the Marshall Islands built elaborate maps out of palm twigs and cowrie shells.

The maps here show the world as it is now, with only one difference: All the ice on land has melted and drained into the sea, raising it 216 feet and creating new shorelines for our continents and ...

The United States has one of its six West Coast-based aircraft carriers operating in the Western Pacific Ocean again ...

The contentious map shows the "nine-dash line", which China uses to show its claims in the South China Sea. Parts of the sea ... a spotlight on one of the world's hottest territorial disputes.

The world's oceans are home to different habitats that capture and store carbon—known as "blue carbon." These include ...

For years, a map of the US allegedly showing what will happen to the country if "we don't reverse climate change" has spread across social media. Snopes previously fact-checked this meme, which ...

Vietnam has banned the upcoming Barbie film over a scene featuring a map depicting contested Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea. Vietnam is among a number of countries that contest ...

Anna Turns sets sail from Plymouth Sound to explore the significance of blue carbon in marine habitats around the UK.

Sea monsters have a prominent role in ... A feature of seafaring folklore around the world, sirens and merfolk with humanoid torsos and serpentine tails have haunted the corners of maps and human ...

Meanwhile, one of China's three aircraft carriers was operating in the South China Sea ... world with 11 in service. China has the second-largest carrier fleet. Newsweek's weekly update maps ...