New research sheds light on icy ocean worlds like Jupiter's Europa, focusing on a novel thermodynamic concept called the ...

Multiple cold seeps have been identified in the South China Sea and were first found in the northern region in 2004, according to a study published Jan. 2 in the peer-reviewed journal Zoosystematics ...

Across last year, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences described 138 new animals and scientists at the Natural ...

WILDWOOD — A 76-year-old woman has been arrested after a New Year’s Eve hit and run that killed a pedestrian.

Goats, rodents and habitat loss threatened the snails on Deserta Grande Island, so the mollusks were reintroduced on a ...

A new study has unveiled the key mechanisms that preserve organic carbon in the ocean—a poorly understood but vital process ...

The technique, known as ocean alkalinity enhancement, usually involves dissolving acid-neutralizing rocks in the ocean, ...

Six generations ago, Europe's seas possessed vast oyster reefs. Oysters were found in their millions, clustered together in ...

Prior to this survey, researchers believed that the lake had been frozen for millions of years and that it contained no life.

Jason Peña, now 14, was shot in the head on a highway in the state of Durango, a family spokeswoman said. His father and uncle, both U.S. citizens, and a Mexican relative were also killed.