Massive ocean discovered beneath the Earth's crust containing more water than on the surface ...

Scientists launch a global mission to explore 10,000 deep ocean locations and uncover unseen marine life and ecosystems ...

Scientists have finally cracked a long-standing mystery about squid and cuttlefish evolution by analyzing newly sequenced ...

Meteor impacts may have helped spark life on Earth, creating hot, chemical-rich environments where the first living cells ...

The deep blue sea may not have always been so blue. A new study suggests that the Earth's oceans may have changed color over time and could change again in the future, depending on the chemical makeup ...

Cycles in the growth and decay of Antarctica's ice sheets once shaped marine biological productivity thousands of miles away ...

When we look at Earth from space today, we see a pale blue dot—a planet dominated by vast oceans that shimmer under the sunlight. But what if our oceans weren't always blue? According to recent ...

We've always called Earth the blue planet, but that color might not be permanent. Previous research claims our oceans were once green, and if environmental conditions shift dramatically, a new study ...

(CNN) — Picture all of Earth’s oceans, which cover about 70% of the planet and are mostly made of hydrogen. Now multiply that by nine. That may be the amount of hydrogen in Earth’s core, possibly ...

A Boston College faculty member is among the contributors to a recent report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that recommends major investments for core research in ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Deep sea sediments contain treasure troves of information about marine ecosystems and past climate scenarios, yet remain understudied clues into Earth’s environmental future, ...