A new look at fossils from the Cambrian Period around 500 million years ago has revealed that some of the earliest animals spent time on mudflats that were sometimes exposed to the air – a find that c ...

A study gives possible insight into the underprediction of sea ice depletion and the formation of Arctic cyclones. The study could lead to more accurate weather and climate models and better ...

The formation, movement and melting of icebergs offer insights into some of the most extreme areas of the cryosphere, like Antarctica and Greenland.

The team announced its “ultrahigh energy” neutrino on Wednesday, in a paper published in the journal Nature. The finding ...

Their model estimates that it took Earth 500 million years to neutralize ocean acidity enough to support life. While pockets ...

An unexpected radioactive discovery beneath the Pacific Ocean seabed may provide researchers with a new global geologic time ...

New research suggests an ancient hotspot helped shape the Great Lakes, challenging traditional formation theories.

Discover why Africa is slowly splitting into two continents due to the East African Rift. This geological transformation, ...

Our Solar System, like a sneaky little hobbit, seems to have stuffed its pockets full of hidden oceans. Jupiter, Saturn, ...

A recent study investigates how polyester microdroplets, potential precursors to modern cells, could form under realistic early Earth conditions. Researchers pushed these conditions to the limits, ...

Under our feet, processes are occurring that could reshape the world map in the long run. Africa, although it seems like a ...

The African continent is undergoing a dramatic transformation as tectonic forces carve a path toward the formation of a new ...