After accounting for Earth’s rotation, gravity is slightly weaker beneath Antarctica than anywhere else on the planet. That ...

The prospect of heat waves without end, increasingly destructive floods, relentless drought, rapidly rising sea levels, and the risk of “point of no return” tipping points require humanity to swiftly ...

A growing body of peer-reviewed research and recent preprints points to statistical warning signs that the Atlantic ...

One of the ocean's saltiest regions has become 30 per cent less salty - sparking fears the Gulf Stream could be inching closer to a catastrophic collapse.

The bloom, caused by multiple species of the tiny dinoflagellate Karenia – a genus of planktonic organisms that drift in water columns – turns seawater a sickly colour, and produces a mucky foam that ...

Researchers have identified 138 candidate subglacial volcanoes hidden beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, 91 of which had ...

Last year, there was a major breakdown in airline movement across the world because of tech failure and it cost the world trillions of dollars and led to dislocations in social movements, official ...

Standing on the southern tip of the island at Dondra Head, where the Indian Ocean stretches endlessly in every direction, it is difficult to imagine that beneath those restless blue waves lies one of ...