In the mid-20th century, when people looked at a map of the world, they saw the familiar continents surrounded by vast, ...

The Southern Ocean surrounds Antarctica and, like the Arctic Ocean, is very cold. Pupils could work to label a world map, showing the locations of the five oceans and could carry out research to ...

"It's exciting to see A23a on the move again after periods of being stuck," oceanographer Andrew Meijers said.

From oceans found on distant planets to a detailed map of a fly’s brain, these findings deepened our understanding of the world.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a gyre of plastic debris in the north-central Pacific Ocean. It’s the largest accumulation of plastic in the world. Just how big is it? Using the map below, click ...