For centuries, sailors have reported the eerie glow of "milky seas" — vast areas of ocean that shine at night like a soft ...

We've mapped the Moon more thoroughly than our own ocean floor, but a leap forward has come with NASA's SWOT satellite. Using ...

Surfers know that the Pacific Ocean water temperature can fluctuate wildly throughout the year. While the spring and summer hold the wildest swings of all, the winter months are also subject to ...

Dark energy, the mysterious force thought to be driving the ever-faster expansion of the universe, appears to be changing over time, according to new observations released Wednesday. If dark energy is ...

The researchers performed a variety of cross-checks, including leaving out the cosmic microwave background or supernova data. Dynamical dark energy still won out. With the first result ...

The mysterious force called Dark Energy, which drives the expansion of the Universe, might be changing in a way that challenges our current understanding of time and space, scientists have found.

A CORRESPONDENT in NATURE of January 1 (p. 199), in asking why it is that the water of the ocean contains such a large proportion of sodium and so little, comparatively, of potassium salts ...

Over the years, it expanded into a full-fledged theme park, adding roller coasters and immersive attractions while still maintaining its focus on ocean conservation and wildlife rescue efforts.

Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight? Some scientists think so, but others have challenged the claim that so-called “dark ...

Have you ever stood by the sea and been overwhelmed ... Because of these large backgrounds, the detectors are not nearly sensitive enough yet to discover dark matter. It may take a decade or ...

Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight? Some scientists think so, but others have challenged the claim that so-called "dark ...

One of Heather Welch’s jobs — before she was fired via an email giving her just 90 minutes to pack up and leave — was to prevent collisions between the ships and whales navigating the water ...