However, a world without oceans is an unlikely scenario ... and making efforts to protect our planet plays. Read also: A map of Zealandia was created. This is what the "lost continent" in the ...

Marine Traffic map lets anyone trace a vessel that has a position ‘transponder’ similar to those used by aircraft Transponder broadcasts the ships’ position, name, course and speed allowing ...

Ever wondered how much of our vast, mysterious oceans we’ve uncovered? Spoiler alert: not nearly as much as you’d think!

Pupils could work to label a world map, showing the locations of the five oceans and could carry out research to find the approximate size of each, ranking these from largest to smallest.

Stargazers across a swath of the world marveled at a dramatic red "blood moon" during a rare total lunar eclipse in the early ...

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 here show the world as it is now ...

Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global ... It’s the largest accumulation of plastic in the world. Just how big is it? Using the map below, click and drag around the ...

Almost 80% of the world's marine fish stocks are now fully ... Rising temperatures are remaking the map of the oceans. As polar ice retreats, the Northwest Passage could become an economically ...

A 'Blood Moon' will bathe a large swathe of the world in red light overnight Thursday during a rare total lunar eclipse.

Since the 1850s, we've been laying cables across oceans to become better connected. Today, there are hundreds of thousands of miles of fiber optic cables constantly transmitting data between nations.

Identifying the seven continents, five oceans, the Equator ... After watching the film, teachers could use a base map to explore the make up of the world and where the features explored in ...