Most people don’t know D-Day was supposed to happen on June 5. That it didn’t was key to the entire operation, and hinged on ...

Walter Munk, the high-spirited scientist-explorer whose insights about the nature of winds, waves and currents earned him the nickname the “Einstein of the Oceans,” died Friday in La Jolla. He was 101 ...

Surfers enjoyed 4-foot waves in 67-degree water Saturday near Scripps Pier with a light east-southeast wind and 8- and 12-second swells from west-northwest and southwest, respectively. And for having ...

Initially, Andrzej Munk transformed the screenplay into a televised drama (1960), which was rated very highly but wasn't preserved. However, encouraged by its success, Munk persuaded Zofia Posmysz to ...

The thin blue line in the city of South Lake Tahoe is getting thinner. Sgt. Richard “Doc” Munk, 55, will start his retirement Friday after 30 years of service to the city. The veteran officer, who is ...

Seiche, the lush and landscaped La Jolla Shores property once home to famed oceanographer Walter Munk, was damaged last week when a tree fell over during a storm. The tree’s roots raised the ground ...

Walter Munk, considered by many to be one of the world's greatest living oceanographers, has been selected as an honorary fellow of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA). Munk will formally become ...

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego scientist Walter Munk, often referred to as the world's "greatest living oceanographer," was honored May 11 by Majesty the King of Sweden with the ...

The lamb heart arrived, without much warning, along with a full transfusion bag. Soon, Rasmus Munk would douse what looked like blood all over the heart while people just sat there and watched. The ...

With a sculptor ‘ s eye and an environmentalist ‘ s concerns, Judy Munk left a mark as one of San Diego ‘ s most persuasive and charming architectural watchdogs. Even those who challenged her views ...

Peter Munk is poised to step down as Barrick Gold’s chairman, three decades after the Canadian entrepreneur launched the company that he turned into the world’s largest gold miner. Mr Munk’s announced ...

On a chilly evening in early March, Peter Munk picks me up from my hotel in his tiny Fiat Punto, manual transmission, that he drives himself. His wife Melanie is stuffed in the back and our ...