"We found evidence for wind, waves, no shortage of sand—a proper, vacation-style beach," said geologist Benjamin Cardenas.

Earth’s climate over millions of years is shaped by both internal forces, like volcanic activity, and external ones, such as ...

The researchers claim to have found beach deposits from an ancient Martian ocean. Rovers exploring Mars study many aspects of the planet, including the geology, soil and atmosphere. They're often ...

Dinasquet and colleagues are working to understand how far potentially toxic ash and debris dispersed across the ocean, how deep and how fast they sunk and, over time, where it ends up. Forest fires ...

Mars once featured sun-soaked, sandy beaches with gentle, lapping waves from an ancient ocean, a new study suggests. Why it matters: The research marks the "clearest evidence yet" that the Red Planet ...

When mollusks and other carbon-rich organisms die, their shells and body parts can accumulate in ocean sediments, forming carbonate-rich deposits. Locked away Seagrasses also trap carbon in ...

They also imply that there were rivers that dumped sediment into the ocean that was distributed by waves along the beaches. "The presence of these deposits requires that a good swath of the planet ...

By studying the underground sedimentary deposits, scientists are able to piece ... further supporting the hypothesis of a past ocean that covered a large portion of the northern pole of the ...