Scientists have long sought to understand the Messinian Salinity Crisis. During this ecological catastrophe... | Earth And The Environment ...

A new study has quantified the risk for whale-ship collisions worldwide for four geographically widespread ocean giants that are threatened by shipping: blue, fin, humpback and sperm whales.

Also known as the Royal Palace, the Palazzo dei Normanni is the oldest royal residence in Europe. Now home to the Sicilian ...

Three primary types of maps existed during the Renaissance: nautical maps, world maps, and those derived from ... foreigner from sailing waters which the patron of the map sought to protect. The sea ...