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Robert Redford stars in <em>All Is Lost </em>as a solitary man struggling to make his yacht seaworthy again after it collides with a rogue shipping container adrift in the Indian Ocean.

At Home At Sea: Robert Redford, At His Best Alone

The actor is a cast of one in All Is Lost, about a man adrift alone in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Fresh Air critic David Edelstein says Redford and director J.C. Chandor have pulled off the ultimate fusion of actor and character. (Recommended)

Decades after carving out canals to drain South Florida, is its flood control system up to the challenge of higher seas? A South Florida media collaborative is tackling questions like this to better understand how sea-level rise affects the region.

South Florida News Outlets Collaborate To Tackle Threat Of Sea-Level Rise

The threat of sea level rise affects all of South Florida – from the ocean to the Everglades. The sea has risen nine inches in the past century. It’s...

'She Didn't See The Sunrise': Condo Collapsed On Victim's 1st Trip Outside Paraguay

One of the missing at the Surfside condo collapse is Leidy Luna, a nursing student and nanny for in-laws of Paraguay's president. It collapsed on the first night Luna had ever spent outside Paraguay.

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Jamie Frederick speaks to reporters about the search for the Titan submersible on Wednesday in Boston, Mass.

The U.S. Navy heard the likely implosion of the missing Titan sub on Sunday

The Navy, which was part of the unified command hunting for the Titan submersible, said it had acoustic data "consistent with an implosion" on Sunday at the start of a five-day search.

Titan deep-sea tourism raises questions around ethics, safety and science

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with marine biologist Amy Wagner about the ethical and scientific implications of the Titan submersible incident.

The Crystal Serenity, pictured here in Seward, Alaska, is the largest cruise ship to traverse the Northwest Passage, traveling from Alaska to New York City.

In Warmer Climate, A Luxury Cruise Sets Sail Through Northwest Passage

Climate change is opening up the Arctic to luxury cruises, including an Alaska-to-New York voyage. The vacation destination takes advantage of warming oceans but raises safety and ethical concerns.

Rebuilding Slows in Tsunami-Stricken Areas

On Dec. 26, 2004, the biggest tsunami in recent memory killed more than 250,000 people around the coast of the Indian Ocean. Two years after the tsunami, people displaced by the disaster are still living intents or makeshift homes. The Red Cross promised to build 50,000 homes; so far, there are only 8,000. Host Robert Siegel speaks with the United Nations' Miloon Kothari.

Disney's 'Moana' puts a spotlight on ancient Pacific tradition of wayfinding

Wayfinding, the art of sea navigation without modern tools, takes center stage in Disney's "Moana" films. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to an expert about wayfinding and its cultural significance.

Zach Whitener, research associate at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, holds a cod while collecting samples for a study.

Why Is It So Hard To Save Gulf Of Maine Cod? They're In Hot Water

In the past decade, the Gulf of Maine warmed faster than 99.9 percent of the global ocean. The rapid warming explains why recent fishing policies failed to rebuild the cod population, a study finds.

A swarm of more than 50 earthquakes has been detected off the Oregon coast in the past 24 hours, prompting seismologists to reassure Pacific Northwest residents that they're not in danger. The Blanco Transform Fault Zone is very active, but it poses little threat, researchers say.

50 earthquakes hit off the Oregon coast, but scientists say they're no great shakes

A swarm of earthquakes led some people to worry that the seismic activity might portend The Big One. But seismologists say that given the location of the quakes, there was no cause for alarm.

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