U.S. and European officials say they are unaware of any intelligence that shows China and Russia are endangering the island, ...

The USS Cincinnati has arrived at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base, marking the first U.S. Navy warship docking there since its Chinese-funded renovation.

China and the Philippines said on Friday they launched rescue operations after receiving reports of a sinking cargo ship near ...

We explore the trends — from nautical nostalgia to silent sailings — making waves in the coming year and beyond.

China is expanding support infrastructure to sustain the growth of its naval operations while building more warships.

Kim Knor has the kind of biography Hollywood blockbusters are made of—and has just notched a new milestone in her quest to keep living life to the fullest. 86-year-old Kim Knor completes her 1,000th ...

The first emergency operation in the history of China's human spaceflight program came to an end on Monday (Jan. 19) when an ...

In the spring of 2010, I was one of a few journalists invited to travel down to the coast of Ecuador to join an ocean-going TED conference. With me aboard a National Geographic science vessel were ...

Gum makers have claimed, for decades, chewing is good for your mental health. They’re kind of on to something. Humans have chewed on gum for millennia. Scientists are still trying to figure out why.

The province of Rize, in northeastern Türkiye, has long been known as the country’s tea capital. Plantations cling to steep mountain slopes overlooking the Black Sea and are tended to by remote ...

With its laid-back seafaring culture and unique wildlife, the Yaeyama archipelago in Japan’s far southern Okinawa prefecture reveals a different side to Japan.

China, a top maritime rival of the United States, is expected to continue rapid naval modernization and expand its presence at sea in the new year, following the fielding of new warships and a growing ...