Beneath the Pacific Ocean southeast of Hawaii, a hidden treasure trove of polymetallic nodules can be found scattered across the seafloor. The nodules are rich in metals which are key ingredients for ...

Many protoplanetary disks in which new planets are formed are much smaller than thought. Using the Atacama Large ...

Large and small planets are born from very different circumstances, according to data from NASA’s now-retired space telescope ...

Ever wonder how Earth scientists examine rocks? We cut them up and throw them under a microscope ... and then everything ...

For the first time on a global scale, 20 years of observations on Mars have been condensed into a single study led by ...

There will be a large planetary alignment on Aug. 10, 2025, featuring Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn, ...

Loneliness has become a global health crisis, linked to depression, dementia, and early death. With over a billion people ...

Despite growing interest in deep-sea mining, much of the deep ocean, particularly the midwater zone, remains poorly understood. A 2023 study in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone found that 88% to 92% of ...