New research shows the blast triggered secondary gravity waves that rattled the upper atmosphere, where satellites orbit.

For ages, Earth has been known as a blue planet, a vision largely shaped by the vast oceans that cover three-quarters of its ...

Borderland State Park lets you play lord or lady of the manor for a day. This 1,800-acre former estate centers around the impressive Ames Mansion, a 20-room stone masterpiece built in the early 1900s.

When bottom trawls are dragged across the seafloor, they stir up sediments. This not only releases previously stored organic carbon, but also intensifies the oxidation of pyrite, a mineral present in ...

But scientists may have discovered a promising new approach: a type of plastic that doesn’t stick around. A study published ...

A hole the size of Switzerland opened in Antarctic ice over Maud Rise, driven by ocean heat, storms, and topography—raising ...

"You could pull up Google Earth images of places like Utah, zoom out, and you’d see the similarities to Mars." ...

A new executive order pits the United States against the rest of the world over the question of who can exploit mineral ...

Officials are investigating the cause of death of a whale that washed ashore in Ventura as dozens of marine mammals have been ...

The world is experiencing the most intense global coral bleaching event on record, with 84 percent of reefs experiencing heat ...

Water from both volcanic rocks and deep mantle melted Earth's crust 1.6 billion years ago. This long-lasting melting formed ...

The warming hole might be a sign that Atlantic Ocean currents are slowing down. This network of currents regulates Earth's ...