Scientists are working to solve a mystery of Earth’s molten outer core, which lies more than 2,000 kilometers beneath our ...

With the melting of Arctic ice on the eastern side of Baffin Island in Canada’s Arctic, scientists are uncovering ancient tundra plants that remained buried beneath ice for more than 40,000 years.

Rapidly melting polar ice caps have revealed that thousands of years ago, there was a thriving penguin community in the ...

Ice ages reshape the planet - but they don’t come out of nowhere. From orbital shifts to atmospheric changes, here’s what actually causes Earth to freeze.

Our solar system is currently passing through the Local Interstellar Cloud, a region of highly diluted gas and dust between ...

A Brief History of the Universe (and our place in it) is at once a fascinating story of discovery and a beautiful celebration of our endless curiosity.

The solar system is now at the edge of this cloud, but the massive stockpile of cosmic stardust has left signatures on ...

Earth is quietly collecting radioactive debris from an ancient stellar explosion as our Solar System drifts through a giant ...

Ancient volcanoes in the Arctic may have trapped Earth in repeated "Snowball Earth" freezes for 56 million years.

Researchers at the University of Bristol have developed a new method which could help scientists perform large-scale climate ...

Before a plan like this can be carried out, scientists will need improved data to create a more accurate projection of what ...

Evidence of this reverse snowbelt lies in thousands of grooves carved into the Great Lakes landscapes by ancient drifting ...