Microsoft is pulling back from efforts to remove carbon from the atmosphere. But the nascent industry’s proponents say they ...

Can desert planets with alien life, like the one in the movie *Dune*, exist? Scientists’ answer leans toward “no.” A study ...

Unfortunately for science fiction fans, desert worlds outside our solar system are unlikely to host life, according to new ...

Chief Scientist Frieder Klein and Deep Rover Pilot Alan Scot exploring a submerged carbonate platform. Credit: Novus Select. Scientists found that “boring” ocean faults may be ...

For decades, the ocean has quietly done humanity a favor, absorbing roughly a quarter of the carbon dioxide released by ...

Research reveals ocean dead zones are dynamic systems, with shifting chemistry that affects nitrogen cycles, carbon storage, ...

A shutdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) could trigger a substantial release of stored ocean ...

Practically all of the ocean floor remains a mystery to humans, but robotic floats may soon change that shortcoming. In a ...

A sweeping new study reveals that as Arctic permafrost thaws, it is dramatically reshaping rivers and releasing vast amounts ...

Comprising only 1% of the world’s ocean water, the Beaufort Sea is an outlying part of the Arctic Ocean, which receives ...

An area of Alaskan permafrost the size of Greece is thawing, reveals new research. Arctic and global climate patterns may ...

While snowmelt is a major contributor to river flow, thawing permafrost is becoming increasingly important. Beneath the surface lies a layer of soil that freezes and thaws each year, known as the ...