The changes in ocean chemistry were gradual. The Archaean period lasted 1.5 billion years. This is more than half of Earth’s ...

Read about the Jurassic extinction event that wiped out many species at the beginning of this Period and led to the rise of the dinosaurs.

With a computer rendering, he helped scientists understand that the earth, with its shifting tectonic plates, is “an ...

The losses in soil moisture already pose issues for farming, irrigation systems and critical water resources for humans. But ...

Trump’s tariffs put a spotlight on the uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands, which comprise a remote volcanic refuge for ...

Oda’s world doesn’t follow the rules of Earth. Instead of continents and oceans, it’s made up of hundreds of islands floating in a vast oceanic planet. Two unique formations divide this ...

The constant movement of these giant slabs of rock over the planet's magma creates continents – and may have even helped ...

Editor's Note: April 8 marks International Rare Animal Protection Day. In China, years of extensive conservation endeavors ...

The underwater world often feels like something from another planet. Life in the seas and oceans remains a mystery to those ...

The constant movement of these giant slabs of rock over the planet's magma creates continents - and may have ... linked to the composition of the oceans and atmosphere because the constant ...

March 30: Seek out the crescent moon, illuminated at just 4%, positioned nearly 10° above the west-northwest horizon. Notably, Hamal, the brightest star in Aries, will be visible about 10° to the moon ...