In a remarkable discovery off the western coast of the Galápagos Islands, scientists have pinpointed a previously unknown ...

The presence of apparent biological signatures on Venus has left UK-based researchers chasing down bacterial life in the ...

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has allowed scientists to determine, for the first time, the pH level of the ocean beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s moon Enceladus — and it turns out to be highly alkaline, ...

In 2022, the eruption of the underwater Hunga volcano near Tonga sent a plume of ash soaring 37 miles into the sky, setting a ...

Some plants can photosynthesise using nightglow, traditionally comprising moonlight, starlight and the light reflected from ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. On ...

The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) recently announced rule changes that would accelerate deep-sea mining in ...

Scientists at the University of Duluth's Large Lakes Observatory have discovered a new microorganism in an unexpected ...

Amanda Dedicatoria described towering hydrothermal vents rising from the ocean floor like underwater skyscrapers. Just hours ...

Billions of years ago, a rock crack exuding heat could have brought different biomolecules together to kickstart protein ...

Located in the Amazon rainforest, this river is famous for its high temperatures, which can reach the boiling point of water. The river's heat is attributed to geothermal activity, specifically ...

Learn more about the new hydrothermal feature that appeared last summer in Yellowstone National Park, and how, even though it ...