New models suggest that Europa has very little tectonic activity at its seafloor, which is potentially catastrophic news for ...

During these waves of mass extinction, most vertebrate survivors were confined to refugia, or isolated biodiversity hotspots ...

Some 445 million years ago, life on Earth was forever changed. During the geological blink of an eye, glaciers formed over ...

Every second of last year, the Earth’s oceans absorbed the equivalent in energy to 12 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs. Global ...

For the eighth year in a row, the world’s oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat in 2025. It was equivalent to the ...

A global team of scientists reports that Earth’s oceans absorbed more heat in 2025 than in any year since modern observations ...

Oceans are also important because they greatly affect weather patterns. As air passes over the ocean, it picks up heat and ...

The world’s oceans are becoming dangerously acidic. A controversial proposal would raise the pH — by mixing chemicals into ...

Shaking caused by quakes may cause ocean floor vents to release more nutrients, triggering blooms in plant-like organisms ...

Although Europa is the fourth largest of Jupiter’s 95 moons, it’s the smallest of the Galilean moons – the largest being Ganymede. With an equatorial diameter of about 3,100 kilometres, Europa is ...

Increasing international tensions, global warming and the changing world economy have put Greenland at the heart of the ...

A new study led by WashU planetary scientists suggests the icy moon lacks the undersea activity needed to support life.