Most people can point to the seven continents on a map, but the actual reality of these massive landmasses is […] ...

For most of us, Antarctica is a frozen white desert that is mysterious, remote and almost unfathomably cold. However, a ...

A switch from a humid to a dry climate has led the Eastern African Rift Zone to pull apart more freely, new research finds.

Scientists have uncovered a surprising mechanism that may explain how Earth cooled dramatically after the age of dinosaurs.

In social media, President Trump is questioning global warming because of a chilly severe winter storm hitting the U.S.

New research challenges conventional wisdom by demonstrating that mid-ocean ridges and continental rifts, not volcanic ...

The abundance of natural resources on the largest island on Earth is tied to its hugely varied geological history over the past four billion years ...

In a new study, researchers explained that less is known about the topography beneath the ice of Antarctica than any other ...

The story of Greenland's name weaves together sly marketing, climate change and the Vikings. While Erik the Red selected the ...

Until recently, the sun’s rotation limited how long any single active region could be observed from Earth. By combining views from spacecraft positioned on opposite sides of the Sun, researchers were ...

This story is made possible through a partnership between Grist and The Flatwater Free Press, Nebraska’s first independent, nonprofit newsroom focused on investigations and feature stories. In his 15 ...

Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the three hottest years on record, scientists said. It was also the first time that the three-year temperature average broke through the ...