Stormy weather caused the Transocean Winner, a 17,000 ton oil rig, to break free of the tug line that was pulling it…

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For World Oceans Day yesterday, the BBC and Nickelodeon teamed up to produce this video featuring the Spongebob…

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You’ve heard that we know more about space than we do the deep ocean. But did you know it’s so unexplored that…

National Geographic's Your Shots features this spectacular picture of a scuba diver swimming under a massive shoal…

"Ocean Gravity" is a project by director and underwater cameraman Julie Gautier and shows diver Guillaume Néry being…

The Syrian Electronic Army, a group of pro-Assad-regime hackers, has decided to celebrate today by infesting a bunch…

Sarah Lee is one of the best photographers I've ever found. It's not because of her perfect technique and…

Amazing video of a large cargo ship passing through a small storm and the effect it has on its steel megastructure,…

Any 'personal watercraft' is almost certain to be a playboy toy, and this might just be the most playboy-toyish of…

If you've ever spent weeks at sea on a cruise, you'll know that using the Internet is a bit like stepping back in…

NASA's Greg Shirah made this great grid graphic using images of the north pole sea ice extent from the National Snow…

Meet Walter, a happy labrador that enjoys a good run before diving in the refreshing waters of Siracusa—in gorgeous…

Today's Earth Picture of the Day is extraordinarily beautiful and rare: Fine art and landscape photographer Fefo…

The infamous Costa Concordia is sailing again after running aground on the island of Giglio, Italy. Francesco…

A mysterious new geographical feature has appeared on Saturn's moon Titan. These two Cassini's radar images show a…

There's something completely fascinating in something so incredibly simple. Sponges—animals that can't walk or…

Iris is part sculpture, part building, part electric infrastructure. These eerily elegant conceptual structures were…