"Shorelines are great locations to look for evidence of past life." Today, Mars is a chilly desert of rock and dust — but 4 billion years ago, the planet had rivers, lakes and even oceans with sandy ...

Take a deep dive into the ocean’s secrets. ExtremeTech reveals its hidden layers and life forms. Discover the depths of our ...

Chinese scientists have identified 7,564 species of prokaryotic microorganisms — 89.4 percent of them previously unreported — ...

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Significant Sea-Level Changes Causing Changes in Ocean Chemistry Surprises Researchers Tracking the climate conditions of the ...

Ray Isle explores the distinctive character of some of California’s best wines at stops along a destructive fault line.

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Relying on China's self-developed human occupied vehicle (HOV) Fendouzhe, Chinese scientists have completed an exploration of the hadal zone, the deepest part of the ocean floor, and identified 7,564 ...

the deepest part of the ocean floor. The diversity of the microorganisms is comparable to the total number of already known marine microorganisms worldwide, researchers said. The expedition ...

The bill was passed just two days after being tabled in Parliament, despite concerns about inadequate environmental ...