Earth is no stranger to mass extinction events – it’s had five so far, and some scientists have even claimed we’re in the ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...

Climate scientists have long identified 1.5º of global temperature rise as a grave milestone for avoiding disaster ...

If Earth's history were a calendar year, humans would not appear until the last few minutes before midnight on Dec. 31.

Hale-Bopp originated in the Oort Cloud, a theoretical shell of icy planetesimals surrounding the sun in the outer reaches of ...

Paleobotanist Dana Royer says there is evidence the planet will heal but it takes millions of years to recover. And each ...

Researchers studying carbon emissions from ancient volcanoes are exploring the geology of large dikes, such as this one in ...

Bolivia’s Quebrada Honda Basin reveals ancient climate clues from 13 million years ago, offering insights for today’s climate challenges.

Geoscientists have uncovered that ancient volcanoes emitted carbon dioxide for millions of years beyond their active periods, ...

Following a traditional path used by traders and invaders, the Georgian Military Road has been a passageway for people and ...

A you-are-there documentary cuts between Ernest Shackleton's 1914 expedition, which was all filmed, and the 2022 attempt to ...

If Earth's history were a calendar year, humans would not appear until the last few minutes before midnight on Dec. 31. During the Proterozoic Eon—2.5 billion years to 543 million years ago ...