Recent discoveries have sparked a wave of excitement and intrigue among scientists and the public alike, as evidence suggests ...

What do the rumblings of Iceland's volcanoes have in common with the now peaceful volcanic islands off Scotland's western ...

A new method allows scientists to reconstruct carbon dioxide levels and photosynthesis from fossilized tooth enamel. A ...

Archaeologists uncovered ancient puppet-like figurines. Estimated to be around 2,400 years old, they oddly resemble modern ...

The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust moved in relation to each other as early as 3.5 billion years ago ...

Scientists uncovered water sealed beneath Canada’s crust for over two billion years. Salty, bitter and microbe-tinged, the ancient find could hold secrets about Earth’s past and life beyond.

Ancient supernovas may have blasted Earth with powerful radiation, causing dramatic changes in our climate, and could do so again, posing a threat to life.

Tides, rivers, and shifting coasts shaped Sumer, the world’s first urban society - offering lessons for today’s climate ...

Our new results provide the strongest evidence yet that at least some Halley-type comets carried water with the same isotopic ...

For thousands of years, humanity has looked up to the sky every August to watch the Perseids meteor shower streak through it in brilliant fashion. Ancient people interpreted falling meteors as signs ...