People attend a prayer at the Siron mass grave, one of the two major mass burial sites where victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami were laid to rest, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 26, 2024.

In a wide-ranging essay for Foreign Affairs, Atlantic national correspondent Robert D. Kaplan argues that the Indian Ocean rim will take "center stage for the 21st century" as a site of commercial ...

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was triggered by a massive underwater earthquake, killing 230,000 along coasts of Asia, India, Africa. Latest U.S.

New fault in Indian Ocean may trigger quakes in future: study Largest tremor that shook the Andaman-Sumatra region in 2012 may be resulting in a plate boundary on the floor.

Sail safe: Editorial on the possibility of deepening geopolitical fault lines in Indian Ocean after Muizzu’s victory in Maldives Any move that could be interpreted as India punishing the Maldives for ...

A huge, mysterious so-called “gravity hole” under the Indian Ocean might have been formed from the remnants of an ancient sea, according to a new study. Researchers recently offered the ...

There is a “gravity hole” in the Indian Ocean — a spot where Earth’s gravitational pull is weaker, its mass is lower than normal, and the sea level dips by over 328 feet (100 meters).

An Indian experiment module fell out of space and crashed into the Indian Ocean this month, just a few months after launching into orbit, but not because of a failure. Skip to main content.

China has rapidly expanded its military footprint across the Indian Ocean, conducting exercises from the Red Sea to the Malacca Strait and deepening ties with key regional players—including some ...

Russia's space agency says a Soviet spacecraft fell back to Earth Saturday morning over the Indian Ocean. It was originally headed to Venus, but instead spent more than 50 years orbiting Earth.

There is a “gravity hole” in the Indian Ocean — a spot where Earth’s gravitational pull is weaker, its mass is lower than normal, and the sea level dips by over 328 feet (100 meters).