Big wave surfing captures imaginations. And photographing giant waves is an animal all its own. A writer shares what she had to learn to understand the pursuit.

From the golden age of surf magazines to dodging landmines in Africa, a legendary photographer reflects on a lifetime of chasing the unknown.

A team of national laboratory researchers recently released version 1.0 of the Marine Hydrokinetic Toolkit (MHKiT)?a free, publicly available software tool used to process, analyze, ...

Pro surfer Caroline Marks found her path at 12 years old. Here, the Olympian discusses life on WSL tours, what it's like to ...

Escape the tourists and mingle with Hawaiians on the lesser-known island of Molokai or in rural Upcountry Maui.

There’s a lot of luck involved in traveling to the Big Island of Hawaii to see a volcanic eruption. When Kilauea blew in early October, with lava spewing up to 1,300 feet in Hawaii Volcanoes National ...

Nebraska's Taryn Smith recently became the first female to finish the 3,000-mile World's Toughest Row race as a solo ...

Throughout the hour-long podcast, Filipe Toledo discussed dealing with criticism, how Brazilian airs became polemic, and his not-so-distant retirement date.

Christina Haack is soaking up the sun — and the attention. The Christina on the Coast star, 42, set Instagram buzzing after sharing a series of sizzling vacation photos from her tropical Hawaii ...

Grab your snorkel gear and get ready for crystal clear visibility. This sunny beach has the clearest water in America, and it ...

For years, Hawaiʻi surfers and lifeguards have talked about “Sharktober,” a stretch of fall weeks when encounters with sharks ...

On Dec. 14, 2025, Taryn Smith set sail on the 60 to 85 day tip ...