Oceans December 21, 2017 What's behind the speedy 'smoke ring' vortices? Typically, ocean waters flow gently westward, in part driven by the massive, slow waves generated by the Earth's spin.
PLANET EARTH December 21, 2017 Australian mystery solved: WWI-era submarine discovered after 103-year search The HMAS AE1, Australia’s first submarine, was discovered after a 103-year search.
Climate December 13, 2017 'Arbitrary' adjustments exaggerate sea level rise, study finds A new study by Australian researchers finds that international sea level rise data relied upon by the U.N. was adjusted upward in “arbitrary” ways.
Oceans December 12, 2017 Earth's hum heard as never before The Earth hums, and scientists have for the first time recorded the sound in the ocean.
Oceans November 1, 2017 Alien life? Explorers will dive beneath Antarctic ice shelf looking for life Chill-proofed divers are about to plunge beneath the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica in an attempt to figure out how global warming is affecting the diverse array of life that hangs out there.
Navy October 26, 2017 Rescue of Hawaii mariners is great news for worried mom Joyce Appel of Houston never gave up hope that her daughter, Jennifer, missing in the Pacific Ocean for months, would eventually be found.
Oceans September 29, 2017 Sunken 8th continent reveals its buried secrets A journey to plumb the remote ocean depths has revealed that Earth does indeed have an eighth continent.
Oceans September 28, 2017 Shocking 'blue hole' discovered in the Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef has just gotten even cooler thanks to a fresh discovery.
Planets September 27, 2017 Stephen Hawking: Earth could turn into hothouse planet like Venus Earth could turn into a hothouse planet like Venus, with boiling oceans and acid rain, if humans don't curb irreversible climate change, physicist Stephen Hawking claimed in a recent interview.
Oceans September 27, 2017 Massive iceberg breaks away from Antarctica, scientists say A giant "Delaware-size" iceberg that scientists have been monitoring for more than two years has broken off from Antarctica, becoming one of the largest icebergs on record.
Viral September 26, 2017 Tiny 'Jaws'? Woman recounts scary sea fleas attack Is it now safe to go back into the water?