An international study published in Nature Climate Change reveals that vast regions of the global ocean are experiencing compound state change, with simultaneously warming, becoming saltier or fresher ...

Across modern astronomy, the most striking pattern is not a single spectacular discovery but a drumbeat of similar clues.

For years, scientists have debated how long Mars could have supported life. While it’s been well-established that the planet ...

Melting Antarctic ice reveals rocky peaks that release iron, which drifts into the ocean and helps tiny plants absorb carbon ...

Understanding what happens to Antarctica’s ice matters, because as it melts, sea levels rise, affecting lives and economies ...

The outer planets of the solar system are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn's moon Enceladus, are ...

The outer planets of the Solar System are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn’s moon Enceladus, are ...

New insights into a pair of colossal, continent-sized structures 1,800 miles beneath the Earth’s surface have revealed clues ...

This year’s Conference of the Parties, the annual United Nations meeting meant to avert catastrophic climate change, was ...

This year Greenpeace is launching its first-ever Christmas appeal – because the destruction of our planet won’t be taking a ...

A Rutgers researcher and collaborators have linked unusual geological anomalies to Earth’s molten origins and its unique habitability. For many years, researchers have struggled to understand two ...