Earth is not warming in a neat, even gradient. While the planet as a whole continues to heat up, one vast swath of the globe ...

New research reveals how the speed of ocean currents and the shape of the seabed influence the amount of heat flowing ...

Far below the familiar blue of the surface oceans, geophysicists are piecing together evidence for a vast, hidden reservoir ...

The formation of a sixth ocean, and the tectonic shifts that lie ahead, are proof that Earth is a dynamic, ever-evolving ...

U.S. lawmakers are worried about security threats toward global networks of subsea fiber-optic cables that power ...

A giant crack is tearing through Africa—and it’s not slowing down. Hidden beneath the surface, a dramatic geological shift is ...

Oceanic manta rays dive to record depths of 1,250 meters (4,100 feet), according to a first-of-its-kind study to examine in detail the extreme deep-diving behavior of these rays. Researchers tracked ...

Earth scientists have uncovered an unexpected geological process linking continents and oceanic volcanoes. Beneath the Earth’s surface, fragments of continental roots appear to drift into the oceanic ...