Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host ...

Explore Ceres, the largest asteroid in our solar system, and discover its remarkable ancient ocean and ice-rich crust.

By studying elephant seals' hunting patterns, scientists have discovered a new way to monitor deep-sea fish populations.

In new research published this week, a team led by Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) scientists reveals that symbiotic bacteria often accompany single-celled protists in the ocean’s upper layer. Some ...

Earth must have experienced something exceptional 10 million years ago. Our study of rock samples from the floor of the ...

Aliens could be lurking in hard-to-reach spots on other worlds, according to a new study. The research looked at the oceans ...

Space agencies and billionaires are still mostly focused on Mars. However, if life exists beyond the Earth but within the ...

At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...

Scientists of course cannot cut into Earth and directly observe its insides. Instead, their knowledge is inferred from the ...

The surface of Earth's inner core appears to be dynamic, changing shape as it rotates, earthquake waves reveal.

Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...