Ariel, one of Uranus' icy moons, may once have concealed a vast ocean more than 100 miles (170 kilometers) deep beneath its frozen crust, according to new research. The findings add to growing ...

Mars, the red planet we know today as cold, dry, and desolate, might not have always been this way. New research from the University of Arkansas suggests that, billions of years ago, Mars was home to ...

Uranus’ moon Ariel may look like a frozen, airless world today, but new research suggests that beneath its icy crust, it may once have held an ocean more than 100 miles (170 kilometers) deep. That ...

Billions of years ago, water flowed across Mars. Most scientists agree the red planet had rivers. But did those rivers flow into an ocean? New research from the University of Arkansas found strong ...

Why is the signing of contract with ISA for exclusive rights to explore Polymetallic Sulphides (PMS) important for your UPSC exam? What significance do topics such as postal ballots, NCRB data on ...

India now commands the largest area allocated in the international seabed for Polymetallic Sulphides exploration.

Growing evidence suggests that a subsurface ocean lurks beneath the icy surface of Uranus' moon Ariel, but new research, published in Icarus, characterizes the possible evolution of this ocean, and ...

Hurricane Humberto showed rapid intensification and became a Category 5 storm at the 5 p.m. Saturday advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Humberto is now a Category 4 hurricane on the ...

While Tropical Storm Imelda isn't expected to make landfall in the U.S., it could create life-threatening riptides on the East Coast.

A tropical disturbance near the Ragged Islands in the Bahamas is showing signs of organization this morning, with satellite imagery revealing increasing spin—or ...

With more than 60 countries on board, the new international law will soon enter into force, ushering in the world’s first framework to conserve biodiversity across two-thirds of the ocean.