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 ...