Imagine living on the ocean floor. Underwater living is becoming real as new technology makes long-term life beneath the sea ...

Our planet is often called the "blue planet," but beneath the surface lies a hidden world known as the "Black Planet",a vast, alien realm deep in the ocean, shrouded in darkness. Covering nearly 90% ...

Earth system scientists developed the planetary boundaries framework for measuring and tracking the stability and resilience ...

Alone among known planets, Earth has vast oceans on its surface and its landmasses are marked with lakes and extensive river drainage systems. Water is the biosphere's lifeblood, and without it, Earth ...

Researchers measuring the salinity of the Southern Ocean did find unexpected results, but some online reports got the details ...

The deep-sea volcanoes beneath Earth’s oceans may offer vital clues in the search for alien life on Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons. With a $621,000 award from NASA, University of Massachusetts Amherst ...

Scientists found that large-scale dam building since 1835 shifted Earth's poles over a meter and significantly lowered sea ...

New research has uncovered that the construction of water dams has shifted Earth's poles in subtle but important ways.

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggests 27 ...