When it comes to the fall of the Roman Empire, this climate shift may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.” ...

Historically, there have been four oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic. On Feb. 9, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced the Gulf of Mexico had officially been changed to ...

Nearly three-fourths of Earth is covered by oceans, making the planet look like a pale blue dot from space. But Japanese ...

This hidden geological layer, located between 254 and 410 miles (410 and 660 kilometers) beneath the Earth’s surface, covers ...

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the sea. Its surface ...

For centuries, sailors have reported the eerie glow of "milky seas" — vast areas of ocean that shine at night like a soft ...

Coa Del Mar brings a touch of modern elegance to Idaho’s seafood scene without any stuffy attitude. Those striking blue doors ...

Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is a strange, alien world. Covered in rivers and lakes of liquid methane, icy boulders and ...

Analysis of the sediment in Belize’s Great Blue Hole shows a concerning trend. Blue holes, the name for collapsed limestone ...

A new study in Cell reveals that species living miles beneath the ocean’s surface have independently evolved the same genetic ...

Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...

Scientists have discovered a hidden ocean deep beneath Earth’s surface—one that could transform what we know about the planet ...