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Ocean fertilization is extremely controversial, but if done correctly, it just might work.
Chemical changes inside Mars' core caused it to lose its magnetic field. This, in turn, caused it to lose its oceans. But how?
Seventy-five years after the anomaly's discovery, scientists have finally figured out why sea levels are so much lower here.
In a recent paper, biologists outlined a three-part hypothesis for how all life as we know it began.
A Harvard astronomer went to the bottom of the ocean, claiming he recovered alien technology. But what does the science actually indicate?
Some fascinating observations of K2-18b have come along with horrendous, speculative communications. There's no evidence for oceans or life.
Scuba divers often appear to be swimming through a calm and muffled universe. This couldn't be farther from the truth.
If we're going to discuss oceanography and climate change, we should at least identify the currents correctly.
Passing chunks of ice can fertilize ocean waters and play a role in the planet’s carbon cycle.
13.8 columnist Marcelo Gleiser reflects on his recent voyage to Earth's last wild continent.
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb claimed to track down and find alien spherules on the ocean bottom. Here's the sober truth.
Frozen adversity set the stage for an explosion of diversity.
Experts say it’s likely space junk—and there’s plenty more where that came from.
Misinformation was extremely popular in 2023, as bad science often made global headlines. Learn the truth behind these 10 dubious stories.
Many countries just ship their plastic waste overseas.
The outer planets' clouds hide the weirdness within.
Finding alien technology on the seafloor would be truly incredible. This extraordinary claim, however, is debunked by the actual evidence.
No shots fired. No flags raised. And no dry land gained. Still, the U.S. effectively grew by the size of about two Californias in December.
For centuries, the only way to travel between the Old and New World was through ships like the RMS Lusitania. Experiences varied wildly depending on your income.
In the early stages of our Solar System, there were three life-friendly planets: Venus, Earth, and Mars. Only Earth thrived. Here's why.
Embark on a journey through one of the most profound ecological transitions in the history of complex life.
No matter how you define the end, including the demise of humanity, all life, or even the planet itself, our ultimate destruction awaits.
Some microbes can withstand Earth's most inhospitable corners, hinting that life may be able to survive similarly extreme conditions on other worlds.
An un-crewed sailing drone discovered the unusually shaped, slumbering seamount.
The divers spend their waking hours either under hundreds of feet of water on the ocean floor or squeezed into an area the size of a restaurant booth.
Until the Apollo missions, we had no idea how the moon got here, just a series of educated guesses. They rewrote the story of the moon’s origins.
Flashy desalination technology is more costly and cumbersome than many other solutions.
Compared to Earth, Mars is small, cold, dry, and lifeless. But 3.4 billion years ago, a killer asteroid caused a Martian megatsunami.