Our planet is unique for its ability to sustain abundant life. From studies of the rock record, scientists believe life had already emerged on Earth at least 3.5 billion years ago and probably much ...

A team of scientists announced Tuesday they have developed new deep-sea landers specifically to test their contentious discovery that metallic rocks at the bottom of the ocean are producing “dark ...

During the last ice age, the Atlantic Ocean’s powerful current system remained active and continued to transport warm, salty water from the tropics to the North Atlantic despite extensive ice cover ...

A team of researchers at New York University (NYU) Abu Dhabi discovered a new ...

Beneath Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf lies one of the least measured oceans on Earth—a vast, dark cavity roughly twice the ...

Point Nemo is the most isolated location on Earth, sitting deep in the Pacific Ocean, farther from any human settlement than anywhere else on the planet.

Recent AI-driven satellite studies show a significant increase in floating algae, highlighting shifts in ocean ecosystems and ...

Food has a way of carrying memory more powerfully than photographs or songs. For islanders, certain Hawaiian dishes trigger an instant sense of home that is hard to explain but easy to feel. One bite ...