When you imagine oceanic predators of our planet’s prehistoric oceans, something like a giant shark likely comes to mind. However, a new discovery of fossils in North Greenland has revealed it may ...

Callisto, the third largest moon in the entire solar system, orbits Jupiter from about 1.2 million miles away. The rocky ...

Traces of organisms detected in sediments from 7.5 kilometers below the ocean surface reveal how organisms living in the deep sea are engineering their own environments. Analyses of sediment cores ...

Some baleen whale species are capable of evading orcas — their only known predators — by using stealth-like communication, according to new research. Specifically, the marine mammals can sing at ...

From Willie Nelson and Marvin Gaye to Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, and Olivia Rodrigo, we ranked the best breakup albums of ...

From acoustic-guitar ditties to cinematic epics, our culture team picks the most romantic tracks of the past 25 years ...

Earth’s core is transforming, which could affect the length of our 24-hour day, Earth’s magnetic field, and more ...

New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be the ...

The study suggests that the physics of alien oceans could prevent evidence of deep-sea life from reaching places where it can be detected. The findings, published in the journal Communications ...

A new study shows that Enceladus' ocean forms distinct layers that prevent deep-sea life evidence from reaching the surface. Chemical traces and microbes could break down or transform as they rise, ...