Narrow bands of ocean covering just over one-third of the world's seas are responsible for absorbing nearly three-quarters of ...

In our January 15 climate briefing, we examined the latest global temperature data for 2025, revealing a sobering trend: 2025 ...

A global team of scientists reports that Earth’s oceans absorbed more heat in 2025 than in any year since modern observations began. The findings, published today (January 9) in Advances in ...

New research shows ancient tropical oceans once held more oxygen than cooler regions, reshaping where early life could survive and evolve.

Recent scientific findings suggest that Earth once boasted oceans that were twice as deep as they are today. This groundbreaking discovery not only reshapes our understanding of Earth’s geological ...

The last ice age did not shut down Atlantic ocean currents, and that discovery may help explain future climate risks.

Our planet is unique for its ability to sustain abundant life. From studies of the rock record, scientists believe life had already emerged on Earth at least 3.5 billion years ago and probably much ...

P arts of the ocean reached temperatures of -15°C (5°F) without freezing 717-660 million years ago, geologists and geochemists have concluded. These conditions explain some puzzling banded iron ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, a hidden circulation system quietly shapes life on Earth. Dense “deep ocean water” formed in ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising mechanism that may explain how Earth cooled dramatically after the age of dinosaurs.

The seas stored more heat in 2025 than in any year since modern measurements began. The post World’s ocean temperatures reach ...