A South Carolina beach town once nicknamed “Dirty Myrtle” because of its rowdy nightclubs and strip joints has become a magnet for retirees in a nation that continues to age.

A famed Japanese destroyer lost in 1942 has been found severed on the South Pacific seafloor — the result of a fantastic David-vs.-Goliath sea battle that remains the stuff of legend for the U.S. Navy ...

By Rhett Ayers Butler For more than three decades, Mark Erdmann has worked where many only dream of diving—on the reefs and ...

Is it really cheaper to go to Europe than the Jersey Shore? Some readers — especially those facing soaring Shore rental costs — seem to think so. “It is absolutely true that you can go to Paris, Rome, ...

The banks of the Dead Sea are the lowest point on dry land but not the deepest point on Earth's surface. That distinction ...

America is taking on China in the race to the bottom of the sea, hoping that new mining techniques will help break Beijing’s ...

Last week, the Guadalupe River in Texas struck with the ferocity of a dumb beast. Gathering strength and speed from flash floods, it rose phenomenally in a matter of minutes and began sweeping ...

The Metals Company, based in Canada, created a U.S. subsidiary to mine Clarion Clipperton, and received a major boost in ...