Scorching planets that should be bone-dry may actually create their own water deep inside, forging oceans through molten rock ...

Hot air evaporates a lot more water, so crops, forests and landscapes in some areas dry out, which makes them more susceptible to wildfire. Each Celsius degree of warming can cause a sixfold increase ...

Scientists trace ancient deep-sea changes in the Southern Ocean to explain how rising CO₂ helped warm Earth after the last ...

On Monday, Duncan Watson-Parris closed his welcoming remarks on the first meeting of the GAIA Initiative with an inviting flyover video of the Scripps campus.But even some among the artificial ...

Climate change is real, but perfection isn’t the answer. Every small action matters, recycle right, save energy, do what you can. Together, our imperfect choices can build a better planet.

Scientists found the first natural proof that underwater volcanoes make ammonia without biology, a reaction that may have ...

Windswept isolation, inhospitality to humans, and piracy have historically kept this place one of the planet's truly wild and ...

A glance at Google Trends indicated that Point Nemo, before becoming a sure shot ticket to claiming views on Instagram, has been a genuine point of interest among the masses who wished to explore this ...

When we think of coral reefs, we picture bright fish, clear water and colourful corals. But reefs have also shaped the planet ...

The formation of a sixth ocean, and the tectonic shifts that lie ahead, are proof that Earth is a dynamic, ever-evolving ...

Learn how sulfur-based molecules essential to life may have formed before the first living systems appeared.

A new study reveals how shifting ice shells on icy moons can cause dramatic pressure changes, sometimes enough to boil their hidden oceans. The outer planets of our Solar System are accompanied by ...