An effort to understand Earth’s past climates uncovered a history of wild temperature shifts and offered a warning on the ...

A new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth's ...

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People in ancient Mesopotamia depended on rivers. But rivers sometime moved, imposing stress on communities. Research shows ...

The largest known black hole jets, 23 million light years across, have been discovered in the distant universe. This pair of ...

The amazing ability that shrimp and other creatures, in both land and sea, have for finding their way back is known as homing ...

In Puerto Rico and other hard-hit places, marine researchers are trying to restore reefs and make corals more resilient — with some recent success.

Sep. 9, 2024 — A new theory explains how juvenile crown-of-thorns sea stars (commonly known as starfish) can destabilize coral reefs. The 'degraded reef framework' explains how the loss of live ...

Sea turtles, ancient creatures vital to marine ecosystems, face increasing threats from climate change and human activities.

A new study offers the most detailed glimpse yet into how Earth's surface temperature has changed over the past 485 million years. The data show that Earth has been and can be warmer than today -- but ...

For national security alone, India needs around 300 satellites in the low-earth orbit (LEO) and a few score more in the geosynchronous orbit to have near-persistent eyes and ears over specific areas ...