Ferdinand Magellan named the Pacific Ocean 'Mar Pacifico' in 1520. This vast ocean is now known for powerful typhoons and ...

Seismic waves have revealed that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau was dramatically transformed by the ...

The second-tallest tsunami in human history stripped entire forests off the Tracy Arm fjord walls, reaching over 1,000 feet ...

A powerful earthquake near the border of Mexico and Guatemala raised fears of a tsunami and shook buildings across three ...

A mega-tsunami wave caused by an Alaska landslide wiped out life on an entire island and nearly caught tourists in its path - ...

The Persians were besieging Potidaea, waiting for the moment to strike. Then, the sea provided it—before turning into an absolute death trap.

The world's largest whale graveyard has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean by Chinese scientists, who found that the vast expanse of both new and ancient carcasses supports huge ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The students broke a previous record held for 13 years by Germany's Braunschweig Institute of Technology. Built using only paper ...

Forty years after breaking away from Antarctica, the frozen colossus known as A23a died as it lived: drifting around the bottom of the globe, fascinating ardent observers, and offering scientists ...

Whether you call it football or soccer, the world's game has been packing stadiums for well over a century. Estadio Azteca has been part of that story since long before this World Cup, and in 2026 it ...

The United States men’s national team is onto the Round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup on home soil, set to be the favorites to progress to the Round of 16 and just two wins from their first quarterfinal ...

Paraguay pulled off one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history on Monday, knocking out Germany in a penalty shootout. The result didn't come without controversy. Germany had a goal from Jonathan ...