The locations of humpback whale catches in the early 20th century indicate that most climate models overestimate the historic ...

WASP-121b, an already unusual planet, might have a remote origin that explains some of its peculiar properties—from iron rain ...

A new study investigates how diffuse light affects evapotranspiration and carbon uptake across forest, grassland, shrub, and ...

Regardless of the patchwork of regulations aimed at limiting plastic bag use in the United States, new research indicates ...

Scientists call for better protection of Antarctica’s vulnerable seafloor ecosystem as ship traffic increases around the continent.

Yet the isotopic signature of DBC in the ocean does not match what rivers alone supply. This discrepancy suggests there are ...

A team of scientists put together a global database of submarine mud volcanoes. Orders of magnitude more are still bubbling, ...

Mother’s Day Storm? Why not! Bastille Day Storm? Mais oui! Space scientists make the case for a standardized naming ...

Measuring shells and skeletons encased in thousands of limestone samples has revealed that the sheer amount of living stuff ...

Recent reductions in U.S. oceanographic assets are limiting scientists' ability to access vital materials in the ocean.