Earth’s internal structure continues to reveal details that reshape established scientific explanations about the planet’s ...

Where do Earth's oceans come from? The debate on whether water may have been originally delivered to our planet by comets striking its surface has reopened after a new groundbreaking study. Published ...

A groundbreaking scientific revelation suggests Earth might have a hidden sixth ocean, situated deep within the planet rather than on its surface. This vast reservoir, trapped in underground minerals, ...

Cycles in the growth and decay of Antarctica's ice sheets once shaped marine biological productivity thousands of miles away ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists used a new technique to estimate the abundance of hydrogen in Earth’s core. - Tumeggy/Science Photo Library RF/Getty ...

Sediment containing rare earth was retrieved from ocean depths of 6,000 meters (about 20,000 feet) on a Japanese test mission, the government said Monday, as it seeks to curb dependence on China for ...

When we look at Earth from space today, we see a pale blue dot—a planet dominated by vast oceans that shimmer under the sunlight. But what if our oceans weren't always blue? According to recent ...

We've always called Earth the blue planet, but that color might not be permanent. Previous research claims our oceans were once green, and if environmental conditions shift dramatically, a new study ...

LONDON — Picture all of Earth's oceans, which cover about 70% of the planet and are mostly made of hydrogen. Now multiply that by nine. That may be the amount of hydrogen in Earth's core, possibly ...

A convergence of accelerating greenhouse gas emissions and rising odds of an El Niño event threatens to push Earth past ...

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego recently partnered with the non-profit organization Black In Marine Science (BIMS) to celebrate its annual BIMS Week. Hosted in San Diego in ...

Scientists used a new technique to estimate the abundance of hydrogen in Earth’s core. - Tumeggy/Science Photo Library RF/Getty Images Picture all of Earth’s oceans, which cover about 70% of the ...