In the beginning, when planets were newborn, they glowed like furnaces, vast oceans of molten rock wrapped in heavy blankets ...

The second expedition took researchers to the Southern Ocean’s Bellingshausen Sea, off West Antarctica. The team was the ...

The Southern Ocean can release stored heat during cooling, creating short-term warming. This discovery shows climate recovery ...

Astronomers now understand that water-rich planets can form internally, even close to stars. A new study reveals that high-pressure reactions between ...

Before sunlight ever reached the planet, another force may have sparked life—electricity. Deep beneath the ocean floor, ...

Diverse life forms exist on and within the ocean floor. These primarily consist of microbes, tiny organisms that can cope ...

Microscopic life thrives kilometers beneath Earth's surface, surviving on chemical reactions in rock and water. These ...

Blue Jays' Addison Barger hits first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history Border Patrol commander Bovino ordered to ...

New research shows that marine heat waves can reshape ocean food webs, which in turn can slow the transport of carbon to the deep sea and hamper the ocean's ability to buffer against climate change.

Researchers determined that few microplastics remain at the ocean's surface. Instead, they sit in the deep water columns: ...

Notable sightings along the way included the discovery of an extensive crinoid meadow at a depth of 9,100 meters (29,855 feet ...

“Hurricane Melissa represents one of the strongest hurricanes to hit Jamaica in living memory, the slow-moving nature of Melissa, known as a stalling, makes it particularly hazardous. Moving at around ...