Some 4.6 billion years ago, Earth was nothing like the gentle blue planet we know today. Frequent and violent celestial impacts churned its surface and interior into a seething ocean of magma—an ...

New research reveals that Earth’s solid inner core is actually in a superionic state, where carbon atoms flow freely through ...

WASHINGTON — The Board of Directors of Optica, Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide, recently elected 121 members from 23 countries to the Society’s 2026 Fellow Class. Optica Fellows are selected ...

Saturn's small moon Mimas, nicknamed the "Death Star" for its giant crater, may have a hidden ocean beneath its icy shell, researchers from UC Davis said. A slight wobble in the moon's movement ...

But on larger icy moons, the ice layer may break up before the water boils, preventing the formation of a boiling ocean.

While the crater-pitted moon may appear geologically dead, researchers have discovered more could be going on under its icy shell.

Imagine boiling something. You probably picture a stove, heat radiating from a burner, and bubbles rising because the ...

The outer planets of the Solar System are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn’s moon Enceladus, are known to have oceans of liquid water between the ice shell and the rocky ...

It is not an exaggeration to say that South Africa's offshore gas discoveries offer up a potential economic transformation for the country that would be on par with Guyana's oil-driven boom or ...

Energy Transfer (ET) is little changed in Wednesday's trading as Jefferies initiated coverage with a Hold rating and $17 price target, driven by a lack of absolute growth related to the partnership's ...

Symptoms of heart attacks are often misinterpreted as sudden chest pain, pressure, or the classic “elephant on the chest.” Many people ignore subtle signs such as bloating, gas, or indigestion, ...

Water may seem boring, but it's way weirder than it looks. Scientists in Japan have now shown that when confined to tight spaces, water molecules can behave like both a solid and a liquid ...