To stand at the edge of an ocean is to face an eternity of waves and water, a shroud covering seven-tenths of the Earth. Hidden below are mountain ranges and canyons that rival anything on land.

like water in a bow wave. This results in a shock wave of pressurized air molecules, which form a cone-shaped sheath around and behind the plane. This cone-shaped shock wave wouldn't be a problem ...

Dactyl clubs are hammer-like structures located on each side of a mantis shrimp’s body. They store energy in elastic ...

Skyrocketing water bills are sending shock waves through Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale has warned residents that steep rate increases are needed to pay for a new $1.4 billion water plant ...

So the waves pile up against each other as they are created. These "piled up" waves are called shock waves. The greatest shock waves are at the tip and tail of the plane. This NASA photograph ...