The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet's history and require many ...

Throughout Earth's history, ice caps have been very rare, but a model of the past 420 million years suggests an explanation ...

A new study rewrites the story of human evolution, suggesting that intelligent life is not rare but a natural planetary ...

The Pangean-era structure "It's being torn apart in real time" keeps the planet on edge. The ocean plate is now being torn ...

Lover's Leap, one of the many rock formations at Brimham Rocks, about 10 miles north-west of Harrogate, is home to the tale ...

Dinosaurs long dominated Earth’s land ecosystems with a multitude of forms including plant-eating giants like Argentinosaurus ...

From towering mountains to vast deserts, America’s landscapes were shaped by powerful geological forces over millions of ...

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

This continent may be dividing in two, according to a startling finding on the map of Earth. Africa is expected to split but only within millions of years.

A study led by NASA and NOAA has found that California is sinking in some areas, which means the projected sea level rise for ...

On September 25, 2023, a scientific study published in the Nature Geoscience journal overturned estimates of the future of our beloved Earth.

Iraq is sinking. Or, to be exact, the region surrounding the Zagros Mountains in the country’s north is. A team of ...