This allows for the creation of very realistic and interesting maps ... world without oceans is an unlikely scenario. Currently, we can observe a reverse trend. Since the 19th century, the global ...

Explore what the world’s new coastlines would look like. 8 min read This story appears in the September 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. The maps ... sea level.The warming ocean ...

But scientists warn that the world's sea ice – the frozen ocean water at the North and South Poles – has plunged to a record low. Shocking maps reveal how both the poles are missing ...

Sea turtles are incredible cute creatures that also know their way around a map, at least a magnetic “map” in the oceans they traverse through their lives. That’s according to new research published ...

Cutting-edge technologies being developed for the Red Sea are facilitating a new approach to marine science, and oceans around the world stand ... will monitor and map the Red Sea in unprecedented ...

Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean surfaces. At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the ...

The scope of potential loss is staggering: The oceans are the world ... the map of the oceans. As polar ice retreats, the Northwest Passage could become an economically viable sea route.