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.

A Europe-wide collaboration has unveiled the longest continuous record of Earth’s climate and atmospheric conditions, ...

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 ...

Dai’s initial results have revealed that rainfall was low in South Africa during the last glacial maximum and increased as ...

A group of Rice University students has turned a single-semester course project into a peer-reviewed research paper, ...

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 ...

For the first time, scientists have seen a subduction zone actively breaking apart beneath the Pacific Northwest. Seismic data show the oceanic plate tearing into fragments, forming microplates in a ...

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, ...

A remarkable discovery revealed a hoard of Bronze Age jewellery, including bronze artefacts and amber beads, during wind turbine construction in Wolfenbüttel, Germany, showcasing the rich history and ...

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is marking Earth Day by highlighting local renewable energy and environmental projects, including solar carports at leisure centres in Bridlington, Hornsea, and ...