Ancient oceans, which were heavy on iron, interacted differently with light wavelengths, retracting green light into the ...

But while lifeless during that time, the planet was already covered by vast oceans dotted with hydrothermal vent systems that ...

The Earth’s oceans, vast and mysterious, cover more than 70% of our planet’s surface. They play a critical role in regulating ...

Everyone knows the Earth has constantly evolved over the course of billions of years, and the natural landscapes we see today ...

We know more about the Moon’s surface than Earth’s ocean floor — but that’s changing fast. A NASA-supported team used a ...

Until now, only about a quarter of the seafloor has been mapped using ships with special sonar equipment. The rest has ...

Experts have been working on mapping the ocean floor with traditional methods, sending ships across the water with sonar ...

Scientists map ocean currents to trap floating trash and plastic debris, improving cleanup efforts of the Great Pacific ...

Ecosystems in the Southern Ocean, the body of water surrounding Antarctica, are under threat from climate change. The area's ...

Hycean worlds, which are a possible kind of exoplanet with deep oceans surrounded by a thick envelope of hydrogen, could ...