Researchers have mapped the molecular changes that unfold as sunlight causes plastics to leach dissolved organic matter, ...

The final week of November was devastating for several South Asian countries. Communities in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and ...

This process, driven by climate change, is increasing the risk of “Category 6” tropical cyclones making landfall in densely ...

Long before whales and sharks, enormous marine reptiles dominated the oceans with unmatched power. Scientists have ...

Earth's deep mantle stored enough water in rocks to equal one ocean during our planet's early molten days, helping explain ...

Scientists have discovered that complex life began evolving much earlier than traditional models suggested. Using an expanded molecular clock approach, the team showed that crucial cellular features ...

Microplastics are scourge of the world’s oceans, but finding where they accumulate could help direct conservation efforts.

A billion years ago, days lasted 19 hours: the balance between the oceans, the atmosphere, and the Moon slowed down the Earth ...

For roughly 2 billion years of Earth's early history, the atmosphere contained no oxygen, the essential ingredient required ...

Scientists predict that the oceans' oxygen levels could drop 3 to 4% by the year 2100. As that happens, oceans will undergo drastic losses of biodiversity, and entire ecosystems could be wiped out.

UNITED NATIONS: Warning against growing geopolitical competition at sea, Pakistan on Monday told the UN General Assembly that ...