Much of Earth's heat uptake is passed to the ocean, making ocean heat content key for understanding long-term climate ...

Despite decades of searching for this signal, astronomers have yet to find it. The problem is that our Earth is too noisy, making it nearly impossible to capture this whisper. The solution is to go to ...

Evidence from a prehistoric site at the shore of the Dnister river in modern-day Ukraine shows that people living during the ...

The unexpected discovery of Greenland rocks in Iceland hints that a centuries-long cold snap may have helped finish off the Western Roman Empire.

Earth Day is coming up April 22, and the whole month is full of activities for all ages in its honor at New Orleans Public Library locations. Expanding its partnership with Glassroots, the ...

(Aric Sleeper – Santa Cruz Sentinel) Activities at the all-ages Earth Day event include an interactive passport program, free face painting, a free photo booth and a zero-waste FashionTeens ...

Scientists are investigating whether a massive meteor strike played a role in triggering Earth’s greatest Ice Age. Evidence suggests a cataclysmic impact may have altered the atmosphere ...

Whether for cooking, heating, as a light source or for making tools -- it is assumed that fire was essential for the survival of people in the Ice Age. However, it is puzzling that hardly any ...

The ISS orbits at an altitude of 354km (220 miles), while the average distance to Mars from Earth is a staggering 225 million kilometres (140 million miles). Astronaut Frank Rubio holds the record ...

That begs the question: What are the best ages to reach these milestones? What do people in other countries think is the best age for these milestones? We also asked about these life events in 18 ...

Samples drilled from deep beneath the sea have revealed just how much global sea levels changed following the last ice age. Melting ice ... modern instruments on how Earth responds to various ...

Closely related to the history of sedimentary rocks are the age of the Earth as an astronomical body and the evolution of the planetary system. We shall see from the discussion of the following ...