New research reveals that Central Asia’s rugged terrain was molded by the vanished Tethys Ocean, millions of years before the Himalayas even rose.

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) – India and the United States are now turning towards the Indian Ocean as their next frontier of cooperation across a wide suite of issues from trade to security, drawing upon ...

A massive geological rift is tearing one of Earth’s largest continents in two, faster than scientists once believed.

Spacecraft orbiting the Red Planet have helped researchers map out an ancient coastline that surrounded a large ocean billions of years ago ...

U p to 98 percent of Antarctica is caked in miles-thick ice sheets, some of which formed millions upon millions of years ago.

"More seismic energy was released in 2025 than at any time in the last 14 years, but the global death toll was well below the ...

Using satellite data and ice-flow modelling, scientists have produced the most detailed map yet of Antarctica’s hidden terrain, revealing tens of thousands of hills and features that could influence ...

From global volcanic events to past El Niño circulations to the presence of microbial life, scientists at NCPOR have been ...

Just off the coast of Tanzania, where East Africa meets the endless blue of the Indian Ocean, lies Zanzibar, a history-soaked treasure that still feels like the region’s best-kept secret. It easily ...

Almost 12 years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished over the Indian Ocean with 239 people on board, the search for the Boeing 777's wreckage was scheduled to resume Tuesday in the Indian Ocean ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Almost 12 years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished over the Indian Ocean with 239 people on board, the search for the ...

The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will resume on Dec. 30, the country’s Transport Ministry announced Wednesday, more than a decade after the airplane’s mysterious disappearance over the ...