We spend billions imagining what other planets might look like. Meanwhile, Earth regularly flexes landscapes so strange they barely seem real. For example, our planet has bleeding glaciers, sulfuric ...

Deep beneath the ocean’s surface, countless creatures produce their own light. This phenomenon, called bioluminescence, is surprisingly common in the deep sea. In total darkness, animals use glowing ...

The baby fish, which is roughly the size of a pea, was raised from a surprise egg mass discovered at Shedd Aquarium last fall. Experts say the achievement could help reduce pressure on wild frogfish ...

A long-running debate about the Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea has finally been resolved. Scientists now confirm it formed when a roughly 160-meter asteroid struck the seabed about 43–46 ...

"We know the surface of Mars or the Moon better than we know the surface of our own planet." Researchers discover never-before-seen creatures in underwater mountain range: 'We still don't know what it ...

You may be hearing a lot lately about critical minerals and rare earth elements. These natural materials are essential to industry and modern technology – everything from cellphones to fighter jets.

The waters off the glittering coastlines of Britain's Caribbean territories have long been a mystery. But now scientists on ...

"I’ve been down 3,000 feet alone in the ocean, which has got to be one of the loneliest places on the planet," Widder says.

SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County leaders are doubling down on their opposition to Trump administration efforts that could open up the California coast to what many local advocates say are harmful ...

From the surface, Chetumal Bay looks almost placid – just a wide sheet of water with no hint of drama underneath. But below that calm is Taam ja’, a massive underwater sinkhole, or “blue hole,” that’s ...

Researchers have long believed that a sudden, massive deluge filled a dry, salt-filled Mediterranean 5 million years ago. Turns out that probably didn't happen, but there was still drama aplenty. When ...

ANKARA, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Turkey sent its deep-sea drilling vessel Cagri Bey to Somalia on Sunday for what its energy minister said would be Ankara's first offshore exploration mission outside its ...