Scientists are worried because they can’t fully explain the big jump, but they think it might mean that carbon absorption by forests, fields and wetlands is slowing down—a major problem for the world.

Researchers discovered tiny features on sculpins' fins which may enable them to cling firmly in harsh underwater environments.

Over the past two decades, satellite-based planetary observations have recorded rapid mass loss of Patagonian glaciers, contributing approximately 0.07 mm per year to global sea-level rise. A study ...

Over the past two decades, satellite-based planetary observations have recorded rapid mass loss of Patagonian glaciers, ...

More than four-fifths of the world's coral reef areas have been affected by devastating mass bleaching spurred by record-high ...

In 1979, a deep-sea mining experiment in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) left a lasting mark on the seabed. Decades later, ...

French maritime strategy has been on full public display with the deployment of the French Carrier Strike Group (CSG) from ...

Far beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean, in one of Earth’s least explored regions, scientists have found a surprising ...

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Three brothers from Edinburgh are aiming to become the fastest people to row across the Pacific Ocean and are preparing to spend four months at sea crossing some 9,000 miles. Ewan, Jamie and ...

Five-year-old Ilisapesi Sakalia (Pesi) loved her sea turtle friends ... and strong before being released back into the wild Pacific Ocean. While New Zealand Geographic scientists were in Tokelau ...