On Monday, Duncan Watson-Parris closed his welcoming remarks on the first meeting of the GAIA Initiative with an inviting flyover video of the Scripps campus.But even some among the artificial ...

Scorching planets that should be bone-dry may actually create their own water deep inside, forging oceans through molten rock ...

Several billion years ago, tiny little creatures called cyanobacteria may have changed the colour of the ocean.

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? A new study from scientists at Nagoya University in Japan analyzes how the Earth ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The reason Earth's oceans may have looked different in the ancient past is to do with their ...

The formation of a sixth ocean, and the tectonic shifts that lie ahead, are proof that Earth is a dynamic, ever-evolving ...

This Sunday (March 25) the Discovery Channel will be broadcasting the series Planet Earth at 8pm ET/PT. Footage of Davidson Seamount will be broadcast in the Deep Ocean episode at 10pm ET/PT. Expect ...

Imagine a place where pirates and bandits roam free, stripping away entire ecosystems. This is the high seas, a mix of Mad Max and Moby Dick. Ian Urbina’s The Outlaw Ocean reveals a shocking truth: ...

Scientists found the first natural proof that underwater volcanoes make ammonia without biology, a reaction that may have ...

The five oceans could easily be considered the last frontier on the planet. Crucial to the world’s ecosystems, approximately ...

For ages, Earth has been known as a blue planet, a vision largely shaped by the vast oceans that cover three-quarters of its surface. But what if this wasn't always the case, and our oceans used to be ...

A new study suggests that structures at the core-mantle boundary are remnants of an early basal magma ocean linked to Earth's habitability ...