Researchers traveling along the Kuril–Kamchatka and Aleutian trenches in the northwest Pacific Ocean used a manned ...

A fantastic alien adventure can be found on our very own planet by studying the microbial life in Earth's crust, according to ...

A fascinating new study has shaken up our understanding of Earth’s oceans. It reveals that around 15 million years ago, ...

A global study shows 96% of oceans faced marine heatwaves in 2023. Scientists warn this ocean change may signal a major ...

The views of Earth from the far stretches of space are some of the most incredible sights. From capturing weather patterns ...

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The most intense warming, which occurred in the North Atlantic, tropical Pacific, South Pacific and North Pacific, accounted ...

Mesopelagic fish, living hundreds of meters below the surface, play a quiet but powerful role in carbon cycling.

Mesopelagic fish, long overlooked in ocean chemistry, are now proven to excrete carbonate minerals much like their ...

Scientists believe that sometime between 3 billion and 600 million years ago, Earth's oceans had a very different appearance. Instead of reflecting blue light, they may have been glowing green due ...

Explorers know that the Earth’s oceans are vast, covering about 71% of the surface of the globe. According to a new study, just 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually observed.

During this period of Earth's geologic history, called the Archean eon, the oceans and atmosphere were devoid of oxygen. "Life was confined to single cells in the oceans," said New Atlas.