When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea level, alters ...

The Congo River is the world's only major river to cross the Equator twice, a rare feat shaped by ancient geological forces.

A tropical depression that formed near the equator and tracked north into the East Sea has been described by Vietnamese ...

Until June we lived just south of the equator, in Tanzania. Every day of the year was around 80 degrees. The best way to get ...

The Sentinel-6B is the second of two satellites in a $1 billion program to monitor sea levels over a full decade.

The Soviet Union envisioned a colossal ground-effect launch platform capable of carrying a two-part orbital spacecraft to the equator for low-cost space launches. Building on earlier ekranoplan ...

The East Sea, known internationally as the South China Sea, is experiencing one of its most turbulent years on record, with ...

A study reveals that Earth alternated between chaotic and calm climates during the Paleozoic era, driven by tectonics and ...

November 2025 / Kiel. So far, the ocean has helped to buffer global warming by absorbing more than 90 per cent of the excess heat trapped in the Earth system by the anthropogenic greenhouse effect. A ...

Learn how these slow-moving creatures recycle nutrients through their poop to keep coral reefs thriving and oceans balanced.