The origin of reptiles on Earth has been shown to be up to 40 million years earlier than previously thought -- thanks to evidence discovered at an Australian fossil site that represents a critical ...

From saline basins to remote deserts, the deepest points on each continent reveal a fascinating interplay of geology, climate ...

In September 2024, the Amazon’s worst drought in generations hit Paraizinho, a small riverside community that depends on the ...

Three beautiful churches stand as monuments to Austin’s heyday, with Stokes Castle overlooking everything from a nearby hill. This three-story stone tower was built as a summer home in 1897 and looks ...

A tiny glass bead retrieved by China's Chang'e-5 lunar mission is offering scientists a glimpse into the moon's hidden depths ...

Livelihoods and economies in the Great Lakes region always centered on water. From the manoomin, or wild rice, grown and revered by the Ojibwe people to the whitefish catch in Lake Michigan, to the ...

An international study featuring scientists from Curtin University's School of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Space Science ...

In photos The details in this photograph include the airglow of the atmosphere dividing Earth from space — yellow-green at an altitude of 75 miles and a faint reddish hue 250 miles above the ...

Over the Sierra crest — about 150 miles to the east of Manteca, Oakdale, and Turlock — is one of the world’s largest active ...

A recent study has pinpointed the origin of a 120-million-year-old 'super-eruption,' shedding new light on Earth's intricate ...

This geographical phenomenon, known as the Eastern African Rift (EARS), is believed to have initiated around 22 million years ...

It represents one of Earth’s oldest and most stable continental ... 4 billion tonnes of it concentrated primarily in the Nikopol Basin on the southern slope of the Ukrainian Shield.