New research from the University of Copenhagen suggests that volcanic eruptions during the Ice Age may have triggered sudden ...

It’s part of the scenario in “The Day After Tomorrow,” but scientists differ over whether or how fast it may occur. A team ...

Scientists discovered plate anomalies in Earth's mantle using seismic wave analysis. These mysterious structures challenge tectonic theories.

Climate change is rapidly freshening one of Earth’s saltiest ocean regions in the Southern Indian Ocean, potentially disrupting circulation.

At the edge of the Antarctic Peninsula, far from research stations and tourist routes, a small team collected seawater in conditions that are not easi.

A new scientific revelation reveals that deep in the Earth’s core lies a good amount of hydrogen as well as a large amount of iron. While the iron in the core has always been recognized as dominant, ...

New research shows that maintaining and adopting proposed marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean could almost ...

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

New research reveals the source of this carbon – and the driving forces behind it – are far more complex than previously ...

Uncertainty in climate models could mean Earth systems are perilously close to their tipping points, scientists warn.

Deep beneath the ocean floor, ancient sediments hint that Earth’s magnetic field sometimes changed far more slowly than expected.