There are 40 cat species (not taking into account the various breeds of domesticated cats, which are over 70) naturally ...

Vancouver, British Columbia, home to dozens of companies searching the world for minerals, has a special interest in the northernmost U.S. state.

Closing the Strait of Hormuz is on the menu as Iran weighs up its response to attacks from Israel and potential intervention from Western powers, Upstream's sister title TradeWinds reported.

Head of the Pro Travel Expedition Center Bogdan Bulychev pointed out that stability in these latitudes depends directly on Russia's presence and control ...

The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

Although container shipping through an ice-free Arctic Ocean may not be increasing as rapidly as once anticipated, one area in the Arctic ecosystem still faces a number of serious challenges brought ...

According to top intelligence sources, the closure of the strait is likely to trigger a global recession, potentially worse than the 1973 oil crisis. For India, this is important as about 2 million ...

The Strait of Hormuz is the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf that flows into the Gulf of Oman, where ships can then travel to the rest of the world. The Strait is in the territorial waters of Iran and ...

By William Watts Iran's ability to choke off the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial waterway connecting the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, is a key question for investors.

TEHRAN, (PIC) Iranian state media announced Sunday that the Iranian parliament approved a motion to shut down the strategic Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most vital oil shipping lanes, in ...

For surfers, dangerous seas can mean a whole range of different things. Are there dominant rip tides, pulling you away from the surf zone? Does the bathymetry help turn playful swells into powerful, ...

It is a several thousand kilometre long voyage and the ships will have to break through thick layers of sea-ice as they sail eastwards towards the Bering Strait. Ice maps show that a solid layer of ...