New research reveals that only the oldest and fastest-sinking oceanic plates can transport water deep into Earth’s mantle, ...

Researchers have uncovered that both ocean currents and atmospheric changes contribute equally to a cold patch in the North Atlantic. While global temperatures continue to rise, one area in the ...

Company received a major boost in April when Trump issued an executive order asserting America’s right to mine beneath the ...

Scientists created a simulation showing that early Earth still retained chemical traces of its igneous youth, 4.5 billion years ago.

A just-issued monthly report has found the first six months of 2025 are pacing just behind the record warm year of 2024. Here ...

Ocean sunfish, which feed primarily on sea jellies, are the heaviest bony fishes on the planet. They can measure 10 feet and weigh up to 5,000 pounds. They’re often called gentle giants because of ...

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 ...

On Earth, water is so intertwined with life that our search for life on other worlds is essentially a search for water. When ...

The animals we best know as fish food help to store millions of tons of carbon in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica.

An Australian study revealed how coral reefs could gain resilience in other areas, offering hope for these critical marine ...

Herbert was haunted by the specter of unstoppable dunes. In Dune, he imagined a desert that swallowed an entire planet—an ...

A startup called Gigablue claims to have reached a milestone by selling 200,000 carbon credits for its ocean-based carbon ...