Deep subsurface microbes are highly diverse, challenging assumptions about life in low-energy environments. This discovery has implications for medicine, energy efficiency, and astrobiology. Which ...

Scientists studying Saturn's icy moon, Enceladus, have discovered that its ocean forms layers that slow the upward movement ...

A new study focusing on Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, shows that the physics of alien oceans could prevent evidence of deep-sea life from reaching places where we can detect it.

Searching for life in extraterrestrial seas may be more difficult than previously thought. The post Cosmic camouflage? How oceans could conceal extraterrestrial life appeared first on Talker.

Searching for life in alien oceans may be more difficult than scientists previously thought, even when we can sample these ...

I recently participated in a three-week-long, National Science Foundation-funded research cruise to the Mariana Trench. Our ...

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The deepest regions of Earth's oceans, known as the abyssal and hadal zones, lie at least as far under the water's surface as ...

Water that comes straight from natural sources, dubbed "raw water," is gaining popularity. Raw water advocates reject public ...

There are no studies associating raw water with any health benefit. Anecdotal claims about smoother skin or increased energy are likely to be placebo effects. Even the idea that raw water tastes ...

NOAA Fisheries’ scientists will watch for potential effects on fisheries and marine life, including anchovy eggs abundant in waters downwind of the fires. They have collected samples both before and ...

New simulations are helping inform the Curiosity rover's ongoing sampling campaign ... rover was the first mission to discover ripples on the surface, but the nature of the bodies of water was ...