Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing "icehouse" periods ...

A switch from a humid to a dry climate has led the Eastern African Rift Zone to pull apart more freely, new research finds.

Astronomers have long searched for life within a rather narrow ring around a star, the "habitable zone," where a planet ...

Scientists have traditionally focused on volcanic arcs as the main natural source of atmospheric carbon dioxide. These form ...

This doesn’t mean Mars causes ice ages on its own. Orbital cycles are only part of the picture. Earth’s oceans, atmosphere, ...

Henry C. Wu, Scientific Officer, GERICS, discusses the role of evidence and science-based solutions for global climate ...

Earth's magnetic field was struck by a "severe" solar storm Monday (Jan. 19), triggering vibrant auroras in the U.S. and ...

A shy, ferret-sized predator called the coastal marten has been quietly hanging on in the forests of southern Oregon and northern California.

It may be the bone of contention between EU and the US ,but Washington’s  interest in Greenland dates back nearly two ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising mechanism that may explain how Earth cooled dramatically after the age of dinosaurs.

Earth just experienced a rare S4 solar radiation storm, the most intense since 2003 — powerful for satellites and astronauts, ...