An astonishing discovery has been made atop the world’s highest peak. Fossils of marine life have been uncovered at over ...

Mass extinction events throughout Earth’s history are characterized as significant disruptions to life on the planet. There have been five major extinction events that have fundamentally changed how ...

Recent scientific findings suggest that Earth once boasted oceans that were twice as deep as they are today. This groundbreaking discovery not only reshapes our understanding of Earth’s geological ...

A new study suggests that some of the world’s oxygen-deprived oceans could eventually regain higher oxygen levels in the ...

The dwarf planet Ceres, tucked away in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, has long been considered a quiet, frozen remnant of the early solar system. With its airless surface, icy shell, and ...

Fossil crustaceans preserved in Japanese sediments reveal how ancient ocean currents linked Asia and North America during the ...

Scientists studying ancient ocean fossils found that the Arabian Sea was better oxygenated 16 million years ago, even though the planet was warmer than today. Oxygen levels only plunged millions of ...

Elisabeth Sikes (left), with Dale Hubbard of Oregon State University, alongside the large coring block used to collect deep-ocean sediment samples during the research cruise. Climate change has many ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — A lecture titled “Once Ancient Oceans: How Geology Shaped New York Waterways” will be presented Wednesday, Jan. 14, at 7 p.m. at the Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, ...

PLATE 1. Figures 1–4: Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides (DGCUSB/BB-115,112), upper antero-lateral, Figures 5–6: Carcharhinus brevipinna (DGCUSB/BB-136), upper tooth, Figures 7–10: Carcharhinus perezi ...