The story of oak trees dates back millions of years, shaped by dramatic climate events and shifting continents ...

Africa could one day be 'split into two' after a huge crack that continues to grow appeared in the continent. Go back 200 ...

An international team of scientists set sail on the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Falkor (too) research vessel in September to ...

About the size of Rhode Island, the iceberg known as A23a got stuck in an ocean vortex this summer, spinning in place for months. Now, it's free, and heading back into open Antarctic waters.

About the size of Rhode Island, the iceberg known as A23a got stuck in an ocean vortex this summer, spinning in place for months. Now, it's free, and heading back into open Antarctic waters.

Twenty years after the deadliest wave in recorded history, most oceans have warning systems and communities have learned how best to escape the danger.

But deep under all that, in the very heart of our blue planet, burns a core as hot as the surface of the sun.In his 1864 ...

Hidden in the middle of nowhere, Wyoming's Adobe Town boasts solitude, untamed wilderness, and off-grid adventure.

A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure ...

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A newly-deployed satellite has created the most-detailed map yet of the ocean floor, finding hundreds of hills and underwater ...

Ever sit up late at night, dazed and pondering about ancient earth? Like, what was it like when the dinosaurs roamed the ...