Our planet is unique for its ability to sustain abundant life. From studies of the rock record, scientists believe life had already emerged on Earth at least 3.5 billion years ago and probably much ...

Life in the ocean runs on light. It fuels photosynthesis, shapes food webs and determines where many marine species can live.

"Most excitingly, this new idea addresses one of the longstanding habitability problems on Europa and is a good sign for the ...

About 700 million years ago, Earth was entombed in a veneer of ice hundreds of feet thick—a frozen state scientists refer to as “Snowball Earth.” Oceans cooled but managed to retain some heat to avoid ...

Scientists descend nearly 11,000 meters into the Pacific to investigate reports of oxygen production without sunlight on the ...

Oceana scientist Caitlynn Birch explains how environmental DNA, or eDNA, helps us understand and protect the oceans ...

The YouTuber filmed everything he saw inside the abandoned animal centre, which is located in Loch Creran in Oban.

New research has uncovered a mass die-off of sea urchins living in the Canary Islands—one that could signal an ongoing marine pandemic.

Each year, vast blooms of phytoplankton spread across the Southern Ocean, drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and ...

Even the tiniest discoveries can have outsized significance, a worm in a salty lake hints at life yet to be found.

"Santa Cruz, Moss Landing and Monterey harbors and Pillar Point Harbor just north of Half Moon Bay host vessels that offer ...

A 59-year-old woman took her own life six days after being dismissed from hospital - where doctors had failed to discover a ...