South Carolina is bisected by a number of fault lines that cause those temblors. Those formations are the lingering scars of seismic activities that slammed continents together, raised the ...

Tiny fossils from Hokkaido are revealing a surprisingly mobile ancient ocean during a warmer world. A team led by researchers at Kumamoto University has identified a new genus of microscopic ...

The longest animal on Earth isn’t what you think. It’s a drifting, gelatinous predator whose reach reshapes how we define ...

Two University of Victoria (UVic) geologists have integrated field geology with statistical modeling to give scientists a new view of the chemical reactions happening on ocean floors billions of years ...

When most people think about corals, they imagine a tropical reef with crystal blue water, teeming with colorful fish. But, in the depths of the cold, murky Gulf of Maine, deep-sea corals thrive, ...

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s ...

Compounds that are used to make plastics and personal-care products were found in all types of marine environment, a meta-analysis shows.

Scientists discover a nearby planet with a molten interior and sulfur-rich atmosphere, L 98-59 d, revealing a possible new ...

Several of the Earth’s systems are changing faster than predicted as global temperatures rise, scientists say.

Born of colliding continents and vanished seas, the Strait of Hormuz is the million‑year accident that turned buried oceans into oil, and a thirty‑mile gap in the rocks into the world’s most dangerous ...

Imagine a time when the blue planet looked nothing like it does today. A time when the oceans were frozen over, the continents were locked in a thick .

By the time he turned seven, there was only one continent our son hadn’t yet been to, and we were determined to remedy that. Who does that to their kid? The case for extreme-travel parenting.