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.

It is now thought that the source of this anomaly was a phase transition in which one mineral’s structure was altered.

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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 ...

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

It feels like there have been staggering science stories emerging every other day recently, all of which have blown our tiny little minds. First, there was the discovery of a terrifying black hole ...

Climate change, pollution, and fishing are pushing oceans closer to their limits at an unprecedented rate. The pressure of ...

California may experience another dry winter similar to last year, due to persistent La Niña and neutral Pacific Ocean ...

Scientists using ESA’s CryoSat satellite uncovered 85 new subglacial lakes in Antarctica, showing how hidden water networks ...

Oceans cover three-quarters of the Earth, yet only 20% of the seafloor has yet been mapped. The race to understand these ...