When choosing a kayak, consider the type of activity and the body of water you will be on. Here's how to pick the best option.

Rudders were not among the parts of Alutiiq boats. Kayaks and angyat (open skin boats) had a flat ended stern, or keel, but no moveable rudder. These lightweight boats were steered by their users.

With an extraordinary width of around 300 miles (480 kilometers), this unseen giant is a critical player in our planet’s ocean circulation. This gigantic waterfall only exists due to the convergence ...

A charity Murray River paddling effort inspired by schoolboy trips has had to be halted after a kayak lost its steering and hit a tree.

There was nothing outwardly impressive about the clam sitting on the deck of the research vessel Bjarni Saemundsson. The dull, gray creature, dredged from the muddy bottom of the North Atlantic ...