But while lifeless during that time, the planet was already covered by vast oceans dotted with hydrothermal vent systems that ...

Scientists have discovered evidence that Earth's oceans were once green, hinting that this could be a marker of early life, ...

Kris Quintanilla has been camping at Goose Island State Park in Rockport, Texas, for 28 years, but he recently discovered ...

Imagine the world’s oceans with their beautiful blue color. Now, imagine that the same oceans were green. This is the intriguing possibility suggested by new research from Nagoya University in Japan.

Researchers have found that Earth’s first oceans may not have been blue at all like today. Instead, they may have gleamed in ...

During a voyage off the east coast of Africa, researchers collected detailed measurements of massive swirling currents that ...

Kristine Carroll plopped herself down in the only shade on the beach — a triangle cast by the makeshift lifeguard station ...

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.

Deep below Earth's surface, rock and mineral formations lay hidden with a secret brilliance. Under a black light, the ...

Inside Wind Cave the scientists found that chemicals fossilised within the rocks shine in brilliant hues of pink, blue, and ...

The new podcast Inflection Point leans on C&EN’s 100-year archive to trace headline topics in science today back to their ...

Last year, tribal nations in Oregon and California won a decades-long fight for the largest dam removal in U.S. history. This ...