Mass extinction events throughout Earth’s history are characterized as significant disruptions to life on the planet. There ...

Scientists studying ancient ocean fossils found that the Arabian Sea was better oxygenated 16 million years ago, even though ...

A hidden “tear” beneath the continents may have been fueling oceanic volcanoes for millions of years, study reveals.

The world’s oldest known cave art shows how early humans crossed oceans, offering rare insight into ancient migration routes.

Ancient shoreline features hint that water on Mars once formed a vast ocean.

"The structures that we were able to identify in the images are clearly the mouth of a river into an ocean." The post ...

Recent scientific findings suggest that Earth once boasted oceans that were twice as deep as they are today. This groundbreaking discovery not only reshapes our understanding of Earth’s geological ...

New fossil discoveries are forcing scientists to redraw the boundaries of ancient oceans, suggesting that some of the most formidable marine predators did not always stay at sea. From gigantic ...

Climate change has many culprits, from agriculture to transportation to energy production. Now, add another: the deep ocean salty blob. In a study of ancient ocean geochemistry, a Rutgers researcher ...

Iron rusts. On Earth, this common chemical reaction often signals the presence of something far more interesting than just corroding metal—for example, living microorganisms that make their living by ...

Elisabeth Sikes (left), with Dale Hubbard of Oregon State University, alongside the large coring block used to collect deep-ocean sediment samples during the research cruise. Climate change has many ...