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National Geographic reveals 2023's most stunning pictures of the year
The 29 photos — selected from a whopping 2 million images by a pool of 165 photographers — are available for viewing in the magazine's December 2023 issue.
Long-lost continent of Argoland found after 155M-year disappearance
The mystery of a landmass that broke from modern-day western Australia and drifted to sea has been solved after 155 million years.
Man missing at sea for days found alive adrift in life raft in middle of Pacific
The 43-foot Evening left Westport, Washington, on Oct. 12 with two people on board, according to the Coast Guard.
California dreams come true in this $8M coastal home with its own ‘mystical portal’
This Sea Ranch residence comes with a fun fixture that brings the sounds of the Pacific Ocean right into one of the bedrooms.
Fresh catch! New fish species with distinctive third 'eye' discovered
The pink four inch fish's distinctive eyespot, or ocellus - which serves to confuse predators - is dark black with a "pale whitish-rose ring" around it, researchers said.
What happened to Amelia Earhart? Scientists hope new photo offers clue 86 years after aviator vanished
There's a new lead in the almost nine-decade search for Amelia Earhart's plane, which disappeared without a trace during her ill-fated bid to become the first woman to fly around...
Harvard professor calls space debris 'possible proof of alien life' — prompting scientific backlash
Avi Loeb says that tiny spheres he raised from the sea bed are definitely from beyond the solar system and could be alien 'technology' which crashed to Earth.
FTX wanted to buy a Pacific island nation and build an apocalypse bunker on it, lawsuit says
Sam Bankman-Fried's kid brother, Gabe, wanted to use FTX funds to buy the 8.1-square-mile island of Nauru, according to a complaint filed Thursday, where he would build a bunker to...
Sailor who survived 2 months lost at sea with his dog gives up faithful pooch to man who rescued pair
"I feel a lot better than I was," Shaddock told reporters as he stepped off the boat at a port in Manzanilla, a city approximately 210 miles west of Mexico...
Sailor and dog miraculously survive on rainwater, raw fish while adrift for two months
Sydney resident Tim Shaddock, 51, and his pooch Bella set off from La Paz, Mexico, in April on a catamaran journey to French Polynesia, but their vessel was damaged in...
The tragic poetry of the lost Titan submersible
There’s a tragic poetry to the debris of the vessel being found 1,700 feet from the bow of the Titanic, the watchword for disaster at sea.
Final 'Jeopardy!' clue blasted as not 'appropriate': 'Hate this'
One avid viewer argued they "haven't really seen many [Final Jeopardys] as poorly [penned] as this one."
Billionaire aboard missing Titanic submersible also went to space and holds Guinness World Records for explorations
Hamish Harding, 58, is among the five missing passengers aboard the Titan, which was on its way to the Titanic shipwreck when it lost contact with its mothership.
Biden stumbles over geography for second time in a week
President Biden is floundering in the oceans of the world. The 80-year-old commander-in-chief mixed up his geography for the second time in six days Wednesday night while addressing the League...
Deer takes a dip alongside killer whale off West Coast, shocking observers
A group of whale watchers spotted an unlikely sea visitor swimming alongside a killer whale during an outing off the coast of Washington state Sunday.
Putin ousts Russia's Pacific Fleet commander after 'surprise inspection'
Admiral Sergei Avakyants, 66, was removed from his post after commanding Russia's Pacific Fleet for more than a decade.
One man's trash: Great Pacific Garbage Patch now home to coastal species
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch occupies more than 600,000 square miles in the open ocean between Hawaii and California.
Leaked intel shows China boosting hypersonic missile program: report
Leaked top-secret documents show China has deployed a hypersonic missile that has a "high probability" of penetrating US defenses.
Volcano erupts in Russian far east, carpeting villages in ash
One of Russia's most active volcanoes erupted on the far eastern Kamchatka peninsula on Tuesday, shooting a vast cloud of ash far into the sky that smothered villages and triggered...
Whale of a tale! 4 pals spend 10 hours adrift in Pacific Ocean after whale sinks their boat
A giant whale plunged a group of sailors into a scene straight out of “Moby-Dick” when it sank their boat in the Pacific Ocean -- where they waited in a...