Nestled along California’s stunning Central Coast, this seaside hamlet offers a refreshing alternative to the state’s more famous beach destinations without sacrificing an ounce of coastal charm.

Discovered in 2016, the sandstone carvings on the western shore of Oahu depict human-like figures and extend across more than ...

Specialized buoys can monitor waves on the seafloor. But there are few sea-level stations between Asia and Hawaiʻi to test ...

Several factors help determine whether a given earthquake will generate a dangerous tsunami, but the process is not yet fully ...

Tsunami warnings remain in place across parts of South America after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Russian far east in the early hours. At such a critical moment in US ...

Many of the world’s biggest earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis occur along a chain of seismologically active ...

The group Nautilus Live recently returned from a 21-day expedition surveying and mapping the ocean floor around the Solomon ...

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Ricci map - detail from a China panel. All images via Wikipedia. In 1602, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty had a big ...

Discover the many things to do in Astoria, Oregon from visiting famous moviesites to learning about the city's fascinating ...