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If star-jumping aliens ever visited our solar system, Saturn is probably the planet they would remember. The seven giant rings that surround its equator make Saturn the most distinct planet orbiting the …

The melting of the ice sheet at the end of the last ice age may have caused sea levels to rise 10 times the current rate, according to a study published Thursday …

Deep within its icy crust, Enceladus’ dark waters may be swirling. According to a new analysis of the ice sheet covering the global oceans on Saturn’s moon, currents very similar to those …

After years of cracking and crumbling, a huge iceberg finally broke off Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf last month and began drifting out to sea. Like a retractable skylight, the event gave us …

If we want to predict the future of our planet under climate change, we must better understand what happened on Earth before, even hundreds of thousands of years in the past. New …

Russian scientists launched one of the world’s largest underwater space telescopes on Saturday to observe the Universe from the crystal clear waters of Lake Baikal. The deep underwater telescope, which has been …

The ocean currents of the Atlantic Southern Reversal Circulation (AMOC) are vital for transporting heat from the tropics to the Northern Hemisphere, but new research suggests that climate change could knock AMOC …

It should be simple. When temperatures on Earth warm, huge amounts of water ice trapped in giant glaciers begin to thaw, releasing water into the oceans and causing sea levels to rise. …

Houston – A federal judge on Tuesday night indefinitely barred President Joe Biden’s administration from imposing a 100-day moratorium on most deportations. Federal District Judge Drew Tipton issued a preliminary injunction requested …

Moscow – A Russian natural gas tanker has completed an experimental round trip along the Northern Sea Route, the first time the path across the Arctic has been forged at this time …