Africa’s Turkana Rift Zone, a hotbed of hominin fossils, is caught in the act of “necking," a critical transition toward ...

Scientists have developed a new AI method that can work backward from patterns to uncover the hidden processes driving them.

Even as temperatures rise on Earth's surface and in the lower atmosphere, the planet's upper atmosphere has cooled dramatically. This paradoxical pattern is a well-known sign of humanity's climate ...

From exploring hidden caves to writing poems about water, educators now have a variety of creative earth science resources at their disposal. These materials combine hands-on experiments, literacy ...

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, temporarily blocking sunlight from reaching the Earth’s surface. Depending on the alignment, this can result in a total, ...

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PHALABORWA, South Africa (AP) — Two enormous sandlike dunes at an old chemical processing plant in South Africa are at the center of an exploratory U.S.-backed project to extract highly sought-after ...

Earth Day arrives this year at a moment of change — not just in the environment, but in how we respond. Since its start in 1970, when millions of Americans took to streets and campuses to demand ...

Not only is the planet’s dimming bad for the economy, but it is also a threat to national security. The past winter ski season in New England was memorable as it bucked the trend of less natural snow ...

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Some writers focus on moral subtext in their works. Others, an overarching lesson. But for Andy Weir, there’s only one driving approach to creating his bestselling novels: science first. “There’s ...