A number of ancient cultures believed that the Earth was flat because, simply, they didn’t know any better. But incredibly, there are people today who still believe that the Earth is flat ...

Asteroids continue to closely approach Earth, with 10 atmospheric entries ... before it safely entered the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean. The asteroid burst into a fireball that lit the ...

Africa’s tectonic activity is allegedly splitting the continent, potentially creating a new ocean in about 50 million years. This process echoes Earth’s historical shifts, including the ...

It underscores the ocean’s vital role in regulating the planet’s carbon cycle and climate.” With these new insights on ocean skin, we can better appreciate how even the subtlest mechanisms in our ...

A: Shows Earth's environment pre-impact, with green photosynthetic life on the surface and iron (Fe2+) in the deep ocean. B: Earth's seas are riled just after impact, with iron mixing all over the ...

The “S2” meteorite was massive, to say the least, and it continues to divulge secrets about Earth’s past. Scientists often wonder, “When did the first oceans appear? What about continents? Plate ...

Turtles have inhabited our oceans for over 150 million years, ever since dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Yet today, six out of seven living species are considered endangered. They usually live in ...

A law on monitoring and forecasting climate change took effect on Oct. 25, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said. Under the new act, the KMA will ...

Before the arrival of S2, Earth appeared very different from how it is today. Our planet was mostly covered in water, with a few volcanoes and islands rising above the vast ocean’s surface ...

This year is on course to be the hottest on record, with an average global surface temperature more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. But there is some better news: the overall amount of ...

Recent research highlights that the deep ocean’s heat storage efficiency during the last deglaciation was much higher than today, largely due to warming at intermediate depths. This contrasts with ...