A rare eruption in the Indian Ocean let researchers capture one of the clearest views yet of a seafloor spreading event ...

The spread of the ocean floor, as tectonic plates spread apart, is known but hard to observe. Scientists have now documented ...

The distinct rock formations initially inspired theories of a lost civilization in East Asia, but most scientists see a much ...

Earlier study of the region had shown that the spreading in the area occurs at an average rate of a bit over 60 millimeters a ...

When it comes to the search for life elsewhere in the universe, methane and other chemical compounds are seen as signs of ...

Are we alone in the universe? Consider mysterious "extraterrestrial" radio signals. Unexplained gases on other planets.

In the ocean's twilight zone, where the reach of the Sun fades to nothing, an epic migration begins every time night falls. It could also have an outsized effect on our climate.

A siphonophore—a colonial marine invertebrate related to the venomous stinging Portuguese Man-o-war—is scanned using Deep ...

Having considered more than 1,000 cases, this analyst of unidentified anomalous phenomena has honed a rational process for ...

A humanoid sea creature popularized in Japanese internet forums, the Ningen is an Antarctic cryptid that may have first been ...

Harvard professor with polarizing views leads the new White House UFO Science Advisory Council amid deep controversy. The ...

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb argues 3I/ATLAS and other interstellar objects may hint at alien technology, drawing fame, ...