As the oldest and driest desert on Earth, Chile's Atacama Desert is a treasure trove of discoveries for scientists and ...

Once upon a time, Earth was a hot planet with magma flowing in one vast ocean. When our home was born 4.6 billion years ago, space was not the kindest place. The chaotic environment and the constant ...

Omar Yaghi thinks crystals with gaps that capture moisture could bring technology from “Dune” to the arid parts of Earth.

Earth's deep mantle stored enough water in rocks to equal one ocean during our planet's early molten days, helping explain ...

Water behaves 100,000 times better electrically in ultrathin channels, transforming chemistry in cells and advanced materials ...

Today, oceans cover about 70% of Earth’s surface. This stark contrast has long driven scientific interest in how water ...

New evidence indicates that the deepest realm of the mantle flowed with up to 100 times more water than previously believed.

Years after his Titanic tantrums, the “Avatar” director has “mellowed,” says Sigourney Weaver. He calls it “marinating.” ...

Earth’s early history is undergoing a quiet revolution. Long assumed to be dry at its core, new research suggests our planet ...

Before he was killed, though, Quaritch had a son named Miles, who was forced to stay on Pandora after his father died because ...