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NPR's Anne Garrels reports on the MIR space station in the waning days of its 15-year journey in earth orbit. As Russia prepares to drop MIR into the Pacific Ocean next month, the satellite is prompting nostalgia for the glory days of the Soviet Union in many Russians.

This week marks 100 years since Guglielmo Marconi's first trans-Atlantic broadcast from Newfoundland to Cornwall, England. Lisa joins NPR's Joe Palca for a little experiment to remember the first dit-dit-dit's of Morse Code sent as electro-magnetic waves crossed the ocean.

Researchers writing in Science magazine report they may have found a new deep-sea squid -- all 23 feet of it. Several of these giraffe-sized beasts have been encountered in the deep -- and largely unexplored -- waters of the world's oceans. NPR's Chris Joyce reports for All Things Considered.

Scientists warn that the warping of the Earth's crust during the Indian Ocean tsunami may lead to more earthquakes in the region -- and possibly another tsunami. Scientists are warning against "disaster fatigue" and urging immediate installation of a tsunami warning system.

Perched on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean in San Francisco, the Musie Micanique is home to arcade machines from a bygone era -- but time's running out for this unique museum. View a photo gallery and listen to turn-of-the-century entertainment devices, Wednesday on Morning Edition.

Blacktip sharks used to be plentiful off the coast of South Florida, but warming ocean waters are pushing these sharks farther north.

An earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra badly damaged buildings along the coast, killing several people and triggering tsunami warnings for much of the Indian Ocean region.

In a video, a man captured the jaws of a humpback whale poke out of the water around his son's kayak, close around him, and disappear into the ocean.

South Africa's first Black president, Nelson Mandela, died on Dec. 5, 2013. Revisit the speeches that made Mandela the most prominent figure of the anti-apartheid movement.

The vintage bottle of Grand Constance sold for $30,000 dollars at an auction in South Africa. It was supposed to make its way from South Africa to the island of St. Helena in 1821.