When a massive, black patch, known as a polynya, was spotted by NASA scientists for the first time, satellite operators were ...

The warming hole might be a sign that Atlantic Ocean currents are slowing down. This network of currents regulates Earth's ...

Imagine a world of darkness, where sunlight never reaches and the pressure is crushing—yet in this abyss, life flourishes in ...

K2-18b, an exoplanet 120 light-years away, may be the best hope to confirm that life exists beyond Earth. Here's what to know.

Instead, it resides in a mysterious form akin to water inside a sponge, challenging our conventional understanding of water’s physical states. The discovery of this massive underground ocean was ...

Tsunamis form from sudden water movements, mainly undersea earthquakes, spreading waves across oceans and increasing as they near shores.

You could repeat this experiment in the kitchen sink, or a bathtub if you have one. The key point is that the water level ...

Saturn's icy moon Enceladus sprays water vapor and icy particles from its subsurface ocean out into space. These particles form one of the rings around Saturn — its faint, wispy E ring.

Which worlds of our solar system have oceans of their own? Earth isn’t the only ocean world in our solar system. Water on other worlds exists in diverse forms on moons, dwarf planets, and even comets.