Most animals retreated to small, warmer enclaves. But some, like humans, seemed to have stayed where they were.

Geologists in Australia have uncovered a chilling discovery about Earth's ancient past, shedding light on a mystery that ...

This country has nearly 900,000 lakes, including the world's biggest, making it hold a significant amount of the world's ...

New research explores underwater caves in Sicily, revealing clues about early human migration, toolmaking, and the challenges ...

Planetary rings don’t last forever, although they do exist for millions of years. The evidence for Earth’s possible ring is ...

Cenotes in the Yucatán Peninsula are time capsules preserving remnants of Maya culture and fossils of extinct megafauna ...

"These events can either be a catastrophe or the best thing that has happened to our planet, depending on what point of view ...

Archaeological surveys suggest that coastal and underwater cave sites in southern Sicily contain important new clues about the path and fate of early human migrants to the island.

As Greenland melts, more freshwater is streaming into the oceans. Discharge from Arctic rivers, like the Lena, in Russia, is ...

A new study combines data from ancient shells with advanced climate modeling to shed light on how El Ni o weather patterns might change in a warming world.

Research indicates that stromatoporoids, ancient reef-builders, withstood the Late Devonian extinction and prospered into the ...

Public invited to participate in free, expert-led geology field trip to Sierra Valley on Oct. 19 On Oct. 19, amateur, expert ...