Despite crushing pressure, total darkness and near-freezing temperatures, researchers found an underwater world teeming with ...

The world’s oceans are becoming dangerously acidic. A controversial proposal would raise the pH — by mixing chemicals into ...

From polygamous tree toads to heavy stick bugs, this year’s extensive new species discoveries are changing the way we see our ...

Glacial earthquakes are rocking the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica. Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake ...

Beneath the Earth's crust lies a colossal underground ocean that could surpass all surface water combined. Encased within a unique mineral called ringwoodite, this water-rich reservoir reshapes our ...

Deep down in the Arctic Ocean, life becomes bizarre. Off the coast of Greenland, the deep seafloor is littered with towering ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest life forms thrive. These deep-sea creatures have evolved in total darkness ...

An image from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shows Titan in front of Saturn and its rings. (Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SSI) A fresh analysis of tidal perturbations on Titan challenges a long-held ...

As companies search underwater for resources, scientists are taking inventory of the ocean-dwelling creatures that could be disturbed or harmed by deep-sea mining.

REEs such as niobium, tantalum and ytterbium have been discovered in igneous rock layers – similar to the discovery (and ...