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There May have been an Ocean on Pluto’s Moon
By Kanika Gupta | Feb 25, 2016 08:47 AM ESTEver since NASA’s flyby, the scientists have been intrigued by Pluto’s intricate geology. However, it is not only interesting but the largest moon of Pluto, Charon, is surprising as well.
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Clouds Accelerating Greenland Ice Melt
By Peter R | Jan 14, 2016 02:49 PM ESTResearchers said cloud cover was rising temperature and worsening the effect of global warming.
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Women Nine Times More Likely to Survive Shark Attacks
By Christine Hsu | Sep 05, 2014 08:58 PM EDTWomen are more likely to survive shark attacks according to a new study.
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Mysterious Mushroom-Shaped Creatures Found in Deep Ocean
By Christine Hsu | Sep 03, 2014 03:01 PM EDTMysterious mushroom-shaped organisms have been discovered deep in the ocean.
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Sunscreen Toxic For Marine Life
By Christine Hsu | Aug 20, 2014 06:29 PM EDTSunscreen protects our skin from harmful rays. However, it can also kill animals living in the ocean.
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Alaska Fisheries And Communities Are At Risk From Ocean Acidification
By Kamal Nayan | Jul 31, 2014 11:27 AM EDTOcean acidification is leading changes in waters vital to Alaska's valuable commercial fisheries and subsistence way of life, according to a new research.
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Scientists Concerned About 'Microplastics' In The Ocean
By Kamal Nayan | Jul 11, 2014 08:25 AM EDTMicroplastics - microscopic particles of plastic debris - have become concerning because of their widespread presence in the oceans. These microplastics also possess potential physical and toxicological risks to organisms.
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Pluto's Moon Once Had An Underground Ocean, Study Suggests
By Kamal Nayan | Jun 16, 2014 09:09 AM EDTThe analysis of the fractures in the icy surface of Pluto's giant moon Charon suggests that if its interior was warm, it could maintain a subterranean ocean of liquid water.
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In A Different Form, Huge Ocean Might Be Existing Near Earth's Core
By Kamal Nayan | Jun 15, 2014 03:04 PM EDTA vast water reservoir might be trapped hundreds of miles beneath the surface, according to a new research. The amount might be capable of filling Earth's oceans three times over.
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Antarctic Ice Loss Has Doubled, Study Finds
By Kamal Nayan | May 21, 2014 11:52 AM EDTAntarctica is now losing about 160 billion tones of ice per year to the ocean, according to the first complete assessment of Antarctic ice sheet elevation change, published recently.
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Two 15-Foot Oarfish Seen In Shallow Water [Video]
By Kamal Nayan | Apr 09, 2014 10:55 AM EDTOarfish are among the aquatic creatures that are rarely seen, but a pair of the elusive animals were recently filmed in shallow water under a boat.
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Study Shows Signs of Underground Ocean On a Saturn Moon
By Kamal Nayan | Apr 04, 2014 12:06 PM EDTEnceladus - a small moon orbiting the giant ringed planet Saturn - can be added to the growing list of places other than Earth that have oceans, according to a new study.
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Sharks Combine All Their Senses While Hunting
By Kamal Nayan | Apr 03, 2014 12:08 PM EDTSharks being truly complete predators use all their senses while hunting, a new study has suggested.
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Tiny Microbes Almost Killed All Life On Earth
By Kamal Nayan | Apr 02, 2014 09:08 AM EDTSmall microbes found on the bottom of the ocean floor may have been the reason for the largest extinction event ever happened on the earth, according to a new study.
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248-Million-Year Old Fossil Shows Mother Reptile In Act Of Giving Live Birth
By Kamal Nayan | Feb 15, 2014 12:09 PM ESTAn ancient fossil specimen recovered in China shows a mother reptile in the middle of the giving live birth. The 248 million-year-old fossil is of a marine reptile called Chaohusaurus - a member of a bigger group of reptiles called Ichthyosaurs.
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