Marine litter is a serious environmental problem worldwide. Reducing it would require implementing a global monitoring system ...

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The Sargasso Sea is a patch of unusually calm water 590 miles east of Florida. Strong currents rush around its edges, but inside it's smooth.

A global game reveals that our idea of the size of continents is more accurate than classic maps and their distortions ...

Before compasses, maps, or metal ships, a seafaring people charted the vast Pacific—settling thousands of islands, founding cities, and creating cultures as diverse as the ocean was wide.

The Little Mermaid statue (cousin to the famous one in Copenhagen) watches over the town from her fountain perch. Horse-drawn carriages carry visitors past buildings with thatched roofs and flower ...