The Drake Passage off the West Antarctic Peninsula is a notoriously dangerous channel that connects the Atlantic, Pacific and ...

Hurricanes move massive amounts of sediment from shallow reefs to deep oceans, affecting ecosystems long-term.

Unseen mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers lie under Antarctica’s mile-thick ice sheet. Changes to those hidden rivers ...

Sea levels surged in 2024, rising faster than expected due to warming oceans. Unlike previous years, where melting ice ...

At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...

A team of geologists at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, the Institute of Space Sciences and the Shandong ...

Clouds are reflecting less sunlight, trapping heat, and rapidly accelerating global warming beyond predictions.

Global sea level rose faster than expected in 2024, mostly because of ocean water expanding as it warms, or thermal expansion ...

A marine layer forms when warm, moist air moves over the cooler waters of the Atlantic Ocean, causing condensation and the development of low-lying clouds or fog. Winds and weather patterns can push ...

"Shorelines are great locations to look for evidence of past life." Today, Mars is a chilly desert of rock and dust — but 4 billion years ago, the planet had rivers, lakes and even oceans with sandy ...

Rhythmic clicks, grunts and roars fill the Año Nuevo Island Reserve in California, home to a large breeding colony of ...

Like straight out of Julio Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth, scientists from Northwestern University and the ...