Arctic sea-ice is currently at its smallest recorded extent for the time of year, while Antarctic sea-ice is close to a new ...

Recent scientific discoveries reveal two extraordinary phenomena that could change our understanding of Earth's hydrology.

Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is ...

Scientists at Yale and in Singapore have devised what may be the ultimate acid test — a comprehensive model for estimating the origins of Earth’s habitability, based in part on ocean acidity. The new ...

The smallest ocean in the world is the Arctic Ocean, which covers 14 million sq. km. and remains ice-covered most of the year ...

The average surface air temperature was 55.81 degrees Fahrenheit That's 1.42 degrees Fahrenheit above the 1991-2020 average ...

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...

Our Solar System, like a sneaky little hobbit, seems to have stuffed its pockets full of hidden oceans. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune all have moons astronomers think might be harboring liquid ...