Around 700 million years ago, the Earth cooled so much that scientists believe massive ice sheets encased the entire planet ...

An asteroid named for the ancient Egyptian god of darkness and disorder may not pose a hazard to Earth, but that does not mean Earth is not a hazard to it.

A series of rocks hiding around Colorado's Rocky Mountains may hold clues to a frigid period in Earth's past when glaciers several miles thick covered the entire planet.

Persephone’s journey between the underworld and the earth transforms the seasons, where love, loss and the eternal cycle of ...

The first U.S. newspaper printed on paper made from trees was an edition of the Boston Weekly Journal published in January ...

Pando is the world's largest tree. Its name means "I spread" in Latin, and it does indeed spread: The organism has given rise ...

Data from China's Zhurong rover has revealed what appears to be an ancient shoreline streaking through Mars' northern ...

Van Niekerk’s expedition will embark on pioneering fieldwork in Antarctica, starting this 2024/2025 austral summer season and ...

Imagine a world where continents are fused into one massive landmass, and life as we know it is on the brink of ...

On a misty moor in Cornwall, a monument long thought to date to the medieval period has turned out to be more than meets the ...

Some of the ancient history underneath Jerusalem is easily accessible.

Canoeing is a beautiful and reflective pastime. It allows one to forget human concerns and focus on nature: Sunlight shining on water dripping off a paddle; the river gurgling and singing as it ...