For decades, geologists labeled a billion-year stretch of Earth’s history—from 1.8 to 0.8 billion years ago—as the “Boring Billion.” They assumed not much occurred during the time: mountain building ...

For the first time, scientists have observed how a subducting oceanic plate actively breaks apart into fragments, forming ...

This is the message of the sixth issue of the annual "State of the Climate" report. The report was prepared by an ...

Global scientists warn that humanity is on the verge of crossing irreversible climate thresholds, with coral reefs already at their tipping point and polar ice sheets possibly beyond recovery. The ...

A team of U.S. scientists has discovered the oldest directly dated ice and air on the planet in the Allan Hills region of ...

New research challenges the idea that the hemispheres' matching brightness is a fundamental property of the planet ...

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When the balance in reflectivity shifts, “the whole circulation of the climate will shift in order to transport energy from ...

Scientists used radar to find hidden layers under Antarctica’s ice, revealing ancient sediments, buried landscapes, and warm ...

One of the world’s largest scientific organizations has voted against formal recognition of the Anthropocene. The debates ...

Other reasons for the shift in signs, according to the New York Times report, could be the changing size of constellations or the notably missing "Ophiuchus" constellation, which was not included in ...

Planets that orbit white dwarf stars should be too hot to host alien life, theories suggest. But a new study accounting for Einstein's general relativity may rewrite that rule.