Extraordinary heat from a future supercontinent formation could lead to a mass extinction of mammals, including humans, in about 250 million years, according to a study led by the University of ...

In addition to the increase of the world's temperatures in the future, the tectonic processes, occurring in the Earth’s crust and creating a supercontinent formation, would bring about a rise in ...

In a certain number of years, Earth's 5 continents (counted by convention, excluding Antarctica) will merge into one.

On one side are multinational giants such as BHP, Rio Tinto and Vale. They aim to maximise returns on the capital they put to ...

A genetic analysis reveals that Fiji’s iguanas are most closely related to lizards living in North America’s deserts. How is ...

Fiji, an archipelago of over 300 islands in the South Pacific, is a biodiversity hotspot teeming with unique and often ...

In the desert areas of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, research work has revealed unusual structures that are probably due to the activity of an unknown microbiological life form. Unusually small ...

Australia’s Hamersley region uncovers a massive $5.7 trillion iron ore deposit, rewriting geology with its 1.4 ...

The Earth’s surface is constantly shifting, though at a pace so slow we rarely notice. But if we fast-forward 250 million ...

At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...