The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is one of the most dynamic regions of the Antarctic continent. Much of its bed lies below ...

Scientists have found that oceanic manta rays routinely make extreme dives of more than 1,200 meters – three-quarters of a ...

Many marine species are no strangers to the depths of the oceans. Some animals, like certain sharks, tuna, or turtles, ...

SHANGHAI -- Thanks to an ambitious international big science initiative led by Chinese scientists, the enduring enigma of how consciousness emerges in the brain has just gained a trailblazing new ...

The quake’s epicenter lies in the remote waters between South America and Antarctica, where seismic activity is rare.

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least six people and ...

The mysteries of our ocean are not fully understood. The deepest, darkest areas may conjure up ideas of monsters like the megalodon from the Jason Statham movie. Though there are creepy creatures down ...

The Earth's surface is familiar, but beneath our feet and oceans lie some of the most mysterious and amazing places on the planet. Deep, unseen ocean trenches plunge into the depths, while hidden ...

The picture shows the dramatic uplift of 4.3 m due to the strong 2024 earthquake on the Noto Peninsula, Japan. The coastline was lifted and rocks formerly submerged are exposed. A team of ...

Strange organisms that get their energy from chemical reactions instead of the sun have been discovered at the bottom of ocean trenches up to 31,000 feet deep in the northwest Pacific between Russia ...