Deep drilling beneath Antarctic ice reveals signs that the region was once an open ocean millions of years ago.

An astonishing discovery has been made atop the world’s highest peak. Fossils of marine life have been uncovered at over ...

A new study suggests that some of the world’s oxygen-deprived oceans could eventually regain higher oxygen levels in the centuries ahead, even as the planet continues to warm.

Recent scientific findings suggest that Earth once boasted oceans that were twice as deep as they are today. This groundbreaking discovery not only reshapes our understanding of Earth’s geological ...

The dwarf planet Ceres, tucked away in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, has long been considered a quiet, frozen remnant of the early solar system. With its airless surface, icy shell, and ...

Scientists studying ancient ocean fossils found that the Arabian Sea was better oxygenated 16 million years ago, even though the planet was warmer than today. Oxygen levels only plunged millions of ...

Mosasaurs were the apex predators of the oceans during the reign of the dinosaurs, but new research reveals dinosaurs weren't safe from them in rivers either. Researchers from Sweden, the US, and the ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — A lecture titled “Once Ancient Oceans: How Geology Shaped New York Waterways” will be presented Wednesday, Jan. 14, at 7 p.m. at the Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, ...

Elisabeth Sikes (left), with Dale Hubbard of Oregon State University, alongside the large coring block used to collect deep-ocean sediment samples during the research cruise. Climate change has many ...