Undersea mountains are key locations for predators—with 41 times more sharks than the open ocean, new research shows.

The dwarf planet 1 Ceres is in conjunction with the Sun at 5 P.M. EST today. While this means we can't see Ceres for now, we ...

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

Iraq is sinking. Or, to be exact, the region surrounding the Zagros Mountains in the country’s north is. A team of ...

Scientists found that the inner core’s structure changes as it rotates. It deforms at its border, potentially accumulating ...

We celebrate 11 of the most beautiful mountains in the world: from the Alaskan wilds and remote Greenland to the giants of ...

NASA’s Mars rover has made a discovery ‘unlike anything we’ve ever seen’, and it could help scientists have a better ...

The ranges and valleys of the Swiss Alps stand out in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission in December 2024.

The rover's 26th sample, known as "Silver Mountain," has textures "unlike anything we've seen before," NASA says.

NASA’s Perseverance rover has collected a sample from Mars that has textures “unlike anything we’ve ever seen before.” Known ...

NASA's remarkable new sample from Mars will help scientists get a better understanding of the planet's history and whether it ...