This dramatic island formation is Seongsan Ilchulbong on Jeju Island, South Korea. The crater formed thousands of years ago ...

Marine fossils discovered near the summit of Mount Everest reveal that the world’s highest mountain was once part of an ancient ocean floor before tectonic collisions lifted the Himalayas.

While exploring ancient seabeds in Morocco, scientists discovered strange wrinkle-like textures in deep-water sediments that shouldn’t have been there. These structures are usually made by ...

Earth experienced a period of intense, large-scale volcanism during the early Aptian. Around that time, it also experienced widespread ocean deoxygenation during the Oceanic Anoxic Event 1a (OAE1a) as ...

Europe is struggling more and more with extreme heat in the summer. While climate change is the main reason for this increase, what specific physical mechanisms cause a heat wave? One important driver ...

Divers discuss octopus as one of the most sustainable sources of ocean protein. The clip highlights how these intelligent ...

The ocean still hides many secrets, and sometimes the smallest or simplest creatures reveal the biggest clues about life.

European forecaster predicts El Niño formation by May, with significant chances for a strong or super El Niño event.

The planet may experience a strong or even a super El Niño later this year. And it could cause record heat.

The King's Trough complex, about 1,000 kilometers (roughly 600 miles) off the coast of Portugal, is known as the 'Grand ...

A team of scientists has investigated the so-called "Grand Canyon of the Atlantic": A huge underwater canyon extending 500 ...

Reef fish in different oceans often develop similar color patterns because evolution explores the same set of biological possibilities.