New research indicates that the water on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko has a molecular signature closely matching that of water found in Earth’s oceans. This discovery revives the ...

The passage is "the most dreaded bit of ocean on the globe," Alfred Lansing wrote in his 1959 book "Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage to the Antarctic."At around 600 miles (965 kilometers ...

Satellite image of the Earth with the Atlantic Ocean in the centre. From space, the Earth looks like a sphere or a ball. About two thirds of the surface is covered with water, and the rest is ...

More than 2 billion people around the world live without access to safe drinkable water, as rivers, groundwater, lakes and glaciers face continued threats of pollution and overexploitation due to ...

Around the globe, rising temperatures stoked ... Here’s what experts say. Water constantly moves between the Earth and its atmosphere. But that system — called the hydrological cycle ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. This World Water Day, Mongabay looks back at some of its coverage from 2024 on how local communities are trying to protect the world’s ...