A key data release may underline how the US oil industry is reining in production growth in response to lower prices.

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, shifting tectonic plates—these are all signs that our planet is alive. But what is revealed ...

Greenland is larger than any American state, but 80% of it is buried beneath an ice sheet. Almost 90% of the nearly 60,000 ...

The first circumnavigation of the Earth, completed by the expedition led initially by Ferdinand Magellan and later by Juan Sebastián Elcano, stands as one of history’s greatest maritime achievements.

Members of Congress toured Permian Basin oil sites, meeting with local energy leaders to discuss energy policy, jobs, and ...

By Kristine Sabillo Researchers have released new maps documenting the “Great Nile Migration,” the Earth’s largest-known land ...

"Are we alone?" This ancient question has occupied humanity's mind for a long time. In 1995, the discovery of the first ...

Six million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea wasn’t nearly as picturesque as it is today. It was barely even a sea; tectonic activity had raised a mountain range in the Strait of Gibraltar ...