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Martian lake beds and deltas reveal the Red Planet’s watery past. But many puzzles remain, scientist Bruce Jakosky says.

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This road, which is often called “the highway that goes to sea” was nicknamed “the road that floats” by Hellotickets, a ...

Until now, only about a quarter of the seafloor has been mapped using ships with special sonar equipment. The rest has ...

If you’re heading to Atlantis in the Bahamas anytime soon, its newest restaurant may feel familiar: Claudio’s, the venerable ...

NASA and the French space agency CNES's SWOT satellite provides researchers with the tools to create the most accurate ocean maps yet.

Looking for the perfect place to drop off the map on a solo travel trip? Head to one of the best islands in the Caribbean.

A cave diver's paradise, the Bahamas is home to an extensive network of life-sustaining underwater caverns chock-full of ...

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