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

The oceans — vast, ancient, and seemingly eternal — are shifting faster than scientists once believed possible. Temperatures ...

The fading ocean green, a sign of phytoplankton decline, is a red flag for key ocean systems that sustain food chains and ...

New experiments show young rocky planets can generate water naturally when molten surfaces react with hydrogen in their early atmospheres.

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

Recent research from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research reveals that Earth has breached seven of its nine ...

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

The Earth's magnetic field has been getting weaker over the past few centuries. This weakening can be seen in data gathered ...

This 2020 astronaut photo shows the unusual cetacean-like shape of Belize's Lighthouse Reef. It's home to the famous Great ...

Earth's oceans, known for their deep blue hue, could one day undergo color shifts, say scientists. A report based on a study published in Nature suggests that our oceans have not always been blue, and ...

The S2 mega meteorite unleashed an ancient apocalypse on Earth unlike anything we could imagine, but did it also help life ...

The view of Earth from space is famously familiar—bright blue ocean, swirling gyres of white clouds, touches of terrestrial ...