Enceladus has long been considered a prime candidate in the search for life beyond Earth because of its hidden ocean and plumes of water erupting from cracks near its south pole.

Here’s what you will learn when you read this story: Gravitational anomalies detected by NASA and the German Aerospace Center’s GRACE satellites confused scientists for years. These anomalies are ...

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About 1,000 meters below the ocean’s surface, the last traces of light from the sun and moon disappear into inky black. Among the ocean’s strongest divers, sperm whales and leatherback sea turtles can ...

Some 6. 2 million years ago, the Red Sea basin was not recognizable as the deep blue waters of the ocean it is now.

Antarctica's Southern Ocean is one of the most demanding places on Earth when it comes to survival. Its waters plunge below freezing, long periods of darkness restrict growth and feeding, and food ...

New ways to measure thawing permafrost could help us understand its potential impacts on infrastructure, military outposts, and communities.

Antarctica’s Southern Ocean is one of the most demanding places on Earth when it comes to survival. Its waters plunge below freezing, long periods of darkness restrict growth and feeding, and food ...

Climate change, pollution, and fishing are pushing oceans closer to their limits at an unprecedented rate. The pressure of that human impact is expected to double by 2050, according to a new study.

Scientists using ESA’s CryoSat satellite uncovered 85 new subglacial lakes in Antarctica, showing how hidden water networks beneath the ice drive glacier movement and affect sea level rise.

Oceans cover three-quarters of the Earth, yet only 20% of the seafloor has yet been mapped. The race to understand these depths could further scientific understanding, but also lead to exploitation.

(THE CONVERSATION) The Sun will someday die. This will happen when it runs out of hydrogen fuel in its core and can no longer produce energy through nuclear fusion as it does now. The death of the Sun ...