A floating device with a spinning flywheel could dramatically improve how we capture energy from ocean waves. Credit: Shutterstock. Ocean waves offer a massive and steady source o ...

A potentially huge underground reservoir of freshwater beneath the Great Salt Lake is coming into sharper focus with a new study that used airborne electromagnetic (AEM) surveys to X-ray geologic ...

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s “habitable zone,” often considered the gold standard of potential livability ...

In a recent opinion article, marine scientists and electrochemists listed a number of reasons why it's unlikely that metallic nodules on the deep seafloor could produce oxygen in total darkness.

Almost all marine mammals are carnivores: Think orcas, whales, dolphins, and even walruses and otters. Even baleen whales eat ...

Known as samphire, sea beans, glasswort or pickleweed, Salicornia thrives in high-saline environments, like coastal marshes, ...

Remember "Ballast"? The director of one of 2008's most acclaimed indies hadn't been heard from since. He now returns with "Queen at Sea," starring Juliette Binoche as an academic caught in a moral ...

Berlin: Binoche and Tom Courtenay star as the fraying family members (and therefore caretakers) of a dementia-addled woman whose time, memory, and function have run out. Lance Hammer was the toast of ...

The idea of using in-situ resources, such as water, on the surface of distant worlds to synthesize rocket fuel has been around for many decades. For many years, for instance, scientists have suggested ...

Note: Press "Esc" on your keyboard to close Fullscreen mode, or click the minimize icon. The Great Lakes are a vital freshwater network providing drinking water and recreation to 28 million people.

MELBOURNE, Australia — A 13-year-old boy is credited with saving the lives of his mother and two younger siblings with an hourslong swim after the family was swept out to sea off the Australian coast.

A 13-year-old boy is credited with saving the lives of his mother and two younger siblings with an hourslong swim after the family was swept out to sea off the Australian coast. Austin Appelbee swam 4 ...