As part of the ongoing effort, a NASA-supported team recently published one of the most detailed maps yet of the seafloor.

This is going beyond a joke. Another tropical-storm system coming out of seemingly nowhere and ruining the amateurs’ hopes of ...

The Red Sea began to form 30 million years ago as the African and Arabian tectonic ... life — returned because the Indian Ocean broke through a ridge of volcanoes and seamounts in the Gulf of Aden ...

Tropical Storm Jerry has formed in the Central Atlantic. The storm is quickly traveling to the west-northwest and is expected to be near the Leeward Islands by Thursday or Friday. Jerry could become a ...

Tropical Storm Imelda formed over the Bahamas Sunday afternoon and is expected to intensify into a hurricane, and while its forecast is less ominous for the Southeast coast, the storm will still be ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Tropical Depression 9 is located between Cuba and the Bahamas. Further strengthening Saturday (Sept. 27) is likely. Tropical storm conditions will be felt in portions of the ...

Gold may be showing signs of a bubble formation — with prices on Monday scoring their 36th record high of the year so far — but not all analysts are convinced that the precious metal has overextended ...

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Humberto formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday afternoon, forecasters said. Humberto was located 550 miles (885 kilometers) east-northeast of the northern Leeward ...

Providence Canyon State Park in Georgia features colorful, 150-foot gullies. Hiking is the main activity, with popular trails along the rim and canyon floor offering close views of the layered soil.

A new island emerged in a frigid lake within Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve this summer, according to recent images captured by NASA satellites. That might sound like something to get ...

Tropical Storm Gabrielle formed Tuesday morning in the open central Atlantic, but it’s basically been a mess ever since. The lopsided system, which has been left ragged as it battles harsh mid-level ...