The 2004 tsunami was not simply a natural disaster but a graphic exposure of the failure of the capitalist system, the ruling ...

There are fish in every shade imaginable, gliding gelatinous jellyfish, mesmerising plants, and colourful coral, and even ...

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the tragic Indian Ocean tsunami. As we honor those lost, we are also humbled to reflect ...

The question, where is Kerala, can be answered empirically by simply stating that it is in the southwestern corner of India.

The quake created a 1,200-kilometer-long rupture on the seafloor, raising one side of the break by up to 15 meters, which ...

More than 227,000 people died in the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and experts warn it could happen again.

enabling researchers to map coral resilience across the Western Indian Ocean. "In our work we've found that around 30% of reefs in the world could withstand a 1.5°C temperature increase," added ...

Twenty years ago, a tsunami devastated coastal communities along the Indian Ocean. NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Margarettha Siregar, who helped respond to the disaster in Indonesia.

Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, and Thailand sustained the brunt of the damage. Indonesian officials estimated that ...

A toothy toadstool. A vegetarian piranha with a distinctive mark. And a pygmy pipehorse floating in the Indian Ocean shallows ...

Mayotte, one of the poorest regions under French administration of some 300,000 people, is located in the Mozambique Channel of the Indian Ocean. “At least several hundred people” were feared ...

France mobilized emergency aid on Monday, deploying ships and military aircraft to assist Mayotte, its overseas territory in the Indian Ocean, after the island was devastated by its most severe ...