Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego has received a $15 million grant from the Fund ...

For the past three decades, glaciologist Helen Amanda Fricker has been investigating polar regions — the fastest changing ...

New research shows that some frozen moons may hide boiling oceans beneath their icy shells, shaping strange surface features.

An experiment to quantify the amount of the universe’s lightest element in Earth’s core suggests that the planet’s water has mostly been here since the beginning ...

Earth’s core has often been described as just a giant ball of iron and nickel. Now, a new study argues that it is also a ...

A global study finds that everyday boat traffic can disrupt ocean animals like whales, sharks, and sea turtles - even without collisions.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our planet is sick, and its life-threatening symptoms are getting worse, a new report warns. Earth has been pushed past multiple ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists used a new technique to estimate the abundance of hydrogen in Earth’s core. - Tumeggy/Science Photo Library RF/Getty ...

Scientists have long thought that when the ocean is sealed under a kilometre-thick shell of ice, the usual connection between ...

Scientists now believe vast water reserves are hidden nearly 400 miles beneath Earth's surface, locked within rock. Lab experiments, earthquake data, and rare deep-formed diamonds suggest this 'wet' ...

Scientists at MIT have found compelling chemical evidence that Earth’s earliest animals were likely ancient sea sponges.