A study on tectonic plates that converge on the Tibetan Plateau has shown that Earth's fault lines are far weaker and the ...

Sinkholes are surprisingly selective. They require the right rock, the right water chemistry, the right underground space and ...

Evidence from fossil shells suggests that falling seawater calcium helped lock away carbon dioxide and helped cool Earth after the dinosaurs.

When it comes to kayaking in Kentucky, most people picture quiet rivers, tree-lined creeks, or wide lakes framed by rolling ...

For a long time, scientists assumed that Earth's water was delivered by asteroids and comets billions of years ago. This coincided with the Late Heavy Bombardment (ca. 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago), a ...

Bright white rocks spotted by NASA’s Perseverance rover are rewriting what we thought we knew about ancient Mars. These ...

Liberty Metals has unveiled district-scale rare earths potential at its Paraiba rutile and monazite project in Brazil, with ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising mechanism that may explain how Earth cooled dramatically after the age of dinosaurs.

The Green River, the largest tributary of the Colorado River, appears to defy gravity for more than 100 miles as it cuts ...

A reconstruction of temperature in Colombia during the Pliocene, when CO2 levels were similar to today, suggests that parts of the tropics might soon experience more dramatic warming than previously ...

Step back in time on this Arizona hike that winds past ancient Sinagua cliff dwellings - a short trail packed with history ...

Four centuries on, scientists are still debating whether the catastrophic flood of 1607 was driven by a storm surge or a ...