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

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

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

An international study led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ...

The search for life beyond the solar system is heating up. Though biosignatures around super-Earth K2-18b remain unconfirmed, ...

This summer a few factors are adding up to make a handful of Earth’s spins—those occurring on July 10, July 22 and August 5—more than a millisecond faster than the average of the past several decades.

Deep beneath the surface of the Earth, there is a massive reservoir of water, estimated to contain three times the amount of ...

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.

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

The Earth’s oceans began forming over 4 billion years ago, shortly after the planet's formation. Water vapor released from volcanic activity condensed to form the early oceans as the planet cooled.

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 ...

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