For decades, scientists have debated the mystery ofMars’ lost water. Now, a new discovery has provided some of the strongest evidence yet that the Red Planet once had vast oceans. Using ...

“When we look back at where the earliest life on Earth developed, it was in the interaction between oceans and land, so this is painting a picture of ancient habitable environments, capable of ...

The growth and lifespan of Parvancorina minchami, small anchor-shaped animals that lived on the seafloor about 550 million ...

Minerals swept up on land by this “glacial broom” altered marine chemistry and infused oceans with nutrients that they say may have shaped how complex life evolved. This ancient period of deep freeze, ...

Although the Earth’s been decidedly blue for 600 million years, rising populations of phytoplankton caused by rising temperatures are once again causing the world’s oceans to turn green.

With its ground-penetrating radar, Zhurong had an opportunity to look for underground evidence of an ancient ocean. "The southern Utopia Planitia, where Zhurong landed on May 15, 2021, is one of ...

Evidence suggests Mars once had an ancient ocean, with data from China's Zhurong rover revealing coastal deposits beneath the surface.

An artist's impression of ancient Mars' oceans, with the orange star representing the landing site of the Chinese rover Zhurong and the yellow star the site of NASA's Perseverance rover.

Minerals swept up on land by this “glacial broom” altered marine chemistry and infused oceans with nutrients that they say may have shaped how complex life evolved. This ancient period of deep ...