June 8 was UN World Oceans Day, and this year's theme is "Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us." One researcher who has spent years exploring these wonders is Vicki Ferrini, a marine geophysicist and a ...

This video reconstructs Pangaea, the massive supercontinent that existed around 200 million years ago, showing how today’s continents once fit together. It explains how plate tectonics shaped the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Visual comparison of new UN world map projection Equal Earth and how Greenland's size changes compared to mercator projection. On ...

The ocean floor covers nearly three-quarters of the planet. Almost three-quarters of that surface has never been mapped to modern scientific standards. The map that first made any of it visible — a ...

The purpose of World Oceans Day, celebrated each June 8, is to inform the public of the impact of human actions on the ocean and develop a worldwide movement of citizens for the ocean. ByRoger Sands, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The world collectively reached a third of the goal in April 2026, MPAs now cover 10% of oceans. Another 20% will need to be protected over the next ...