When most people hear the phrase "ocean acidification," they think of coral reefs, shellfish or declining fisheries. Those ...

A layer of rock roughly 700 kilometers below Earth’s surface contains water locked inside minerals under extreme pressure and ...

In a new review, scientists warn that this rapidly escalating, human-driven crisis threatens to upend the biosphere. The ...

Bathymetry of the seafloor around the Southeast Indian Rift where two tectonic plates abruptly opened a portal to the magmatic underworld in April 2024. (Royer et al., Nature, 2026) Most of our planet ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Earth's oceans, known for their deep blue hue, could one day undergo ...

3.8 billion years ago, when the Earth’s temperature cooled down, rain fell for centuries. Oceans formed. Longer than human history, the creation of oceans—all this water that we can float on, fly over ...

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 ...

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Seals, penguins and fish are featured in the nonprofit’s annual competition to inspire care for the world’s oceans ...

Less than 30% of the world’s ocean floor has been mapped to modern standards, meaning scientists still have a clearer view of the Space, Moon and Mars than of the seabed that covers most of Earth.

Marine biologists have observed an Arctic bobtail squid in its natural habitat for the first time, marking a rare discovery ...