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

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.

New research from the University of St Andrews has precisely dated an eruption from Newberry Volcano and discovered that its ...

A giant asteroid impact crater has been found under Greenland's Hiawatha Glacier. Advanced radar revealed the enormous structure. Scientists analysed meltwater sediments, finding shocked quartz and ...

The Lake District National Park's own data suggests that 77 per cent of its protected wildlife sites are in an "unfavourable condition". In wildlife terms, critics argue, the national park is average ...

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

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

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Stardust from ancient supernova explosions has been discovered in Antarctic ice, offering clues about the Solar System’s path ...

Melting Arctic ice on Baffin Island, Canada, has revealed ancient tundra plants. These well-preserved specimens are over 40,000 years old. Scientists found them in situ, meaning they were buried where ...

In Norway’s highest mountains, experts are scouring perilous terrain for pieces of the past, long stored in mint condition in ...

Antarctica’s most threatened glacier is about be further destabilised, as the floating ice shelf in front of Thwaites glacier ...