About 65 million years ago, a mass extinction event occurred, wiping out more than 75% of all species on Earth. There have only been 5 mass extinctions in our planet's 4.5 billion year history. But ...

Even when Earth was locked in its most extreme deep freeze, the planet’s climate may not have been as silent and still as once believed. New research from ancient Scottish rocks reveals that during ...

When the asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago, the immediate destruction was only the beginning. Firestorms, global ...

An international research team led by Dr. Lorenzo Marchetti from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin has described the oldest known impressions of reptile skin from the Thuringian Forest in central ...

The catastrophic impact of an asteroid 66 million years ago brought death and devastation on Earth—but also fascinating new life.

Advanced CT imaging of rare Devonian lungfish fossils in Australia and China is revealing unexpected anatomical details.

The climate warmed up almost as quickly 56 million years ago as it is doing now. When a huge amount of CO 2 entered the atmosphere in a short period of time, it led to large-scale forest fires and ...

Parts of ancient Earth may have formed continents and recycled crust through subduction far earlier than previously thought. New research led by scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has ...

A bizarre fossil called Prototaxites, which was the largest life-form on land 400 million years ago, may have been a completely unknown form of multicellular life, according to a new study.

People in poor countries often get little or no warning about floods, storms and other deadly weather. Local efforts are ...

The official countdown of the Artemis II Moon mission wet dress rehearsal test has begun at the Kennedy Space Center in ...

"Atmospheric greenhouse gases have steadily increased over the last 10 years." Although 2025 did not set a new global temperature record, it still delivered clear signs of a warming planet. According ...