Biodegradable plastics don’t break down on their own. Researchers found ocean microbes play a key role, and results can vary widely.
Photo Credit: iStock Deep beneath the waters surrounding several Caribbean islands, scientists exploring the ocean floor have ...
New research suggests oysters may rely on hidden microbes to help build their shells and maintain chemistry as oceans grow more acidic.
A seemingly small planetary neighbor may play a larger role in Earth’s climate than previously thought. Mars is only about ...
Deep beneath the ocean’s surface, mineral-rich hydrothermal vents may have hosted a critical chemical reaction that helped spark life on Earth.
According to the team who found it, the structures were an ancient urban complex that sank into the ocean 6,000 years ago.
Picture a home so beautiful it looks like it’s made of glass—delicate, intricate, shimmering. Now imagine discovering that ...
A colossal underwater waterfall between Iceland and Greenland dwarfs every waterfall on land and plays a hidden role in Earth’s climate system.
Critical minerals are found in several forms in the ocean, from potato-size nodules to brine pools. They are also in some of ...
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