The Cambrian-age Tonto Group is a set of rocks famous for holding clues to the burst of new life that reshaped Earth 500 ...

A simple rule that seems to govern how life is organized on Earth is described in a new study published in Nature Ecology & ...

Gone are the days when oceans mostly hosted fish, algae, and recreational human swimmers, as plastic is equally or even more ...

Earth harbors incredible secrets, from remnants of a planet that formed the Moon residing deep within, to ancient auroras ...

“It doesn’t matter whether the limiting factor is heat, cold, drought, or salinity. The result is always the same: only ...

Affected swaths of ocean are roughly the same size as Africa, China, Europe and North America’s land areas combined.

When it comes to protecting sharks and other sea life, we all have to do our part to keep the Earth’s oceans clean. The ...

Over 20% of the global ocean has darkened in the past two decades, shrinking critical light zones that support marine life.

From shorelines to screens, World Oceans Day is making waves today with the 2025 theme, Wonder: Sustaining what sustains us.

To learn more about the making of the film, Popular Science sat down with Toby Nowlan, one of the film’s directors, and ...

World Oceans Day is calling on governments, organisations and individuals to heed warnings and start looking after our oceans ...

The world's oceans cover more than 70% of Earth's surface. They're filled with currents, some much stronger than the fastest ...