When Earth was a molten inferno, water may have been locked safely underground rather than lost to space. Researchers ...

According to a new study, ocean acidification planetary boundary, endangering marine life and coastal economies.

With findings on Earth’s polar extremes and its innermost core, scientists shaped how we look at the planet in 2025 in surprising and fascinating ways.

For roughly 2 billion years of Earth's early history, the atmosphere contained no oxygen, the essential ingredient required for complex life. Oxygen began building up during the period known as the ...

Plankton play a central role in a climate process that scientists now say may behave more aggressively than once thought. As ...

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Earth's oceans, known for their deep blue hue, could one day undergo color shifts, say scientists. A report based on a study published in Nature suggests that our oceans have not always been blue, and ...

'There’s been an uptick in that imbalance and that has led to an uptick in the rate of ocean warming.' The two years of heat have created a scientific mystery, with 450 straight days of record high ...

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Giant amphipod species Alicella gigantea, once thought to be very rare, is found to inhabit the majority of Earth's deep ...

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