The Chicxulub impact didn’t just kill the dinosaurs — it rewrote Earth’s future . A decade-long impact winter collapsed the food chain, poisoned the atmosphere, and wiped out 70% of species. And the ...

Across the calm waters behind a pumping station near Lake Borgne, hundreds of saplings stand out in the mist, wrapped in white plastic ...

Aerobic respiration began hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought, a new study suggests.

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

Deep inside Earth lies a hidden world of "intraterrestrials" that have been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years — what ...

Oxygen is everywhere on Earth today. But that hasn’t always been the case. Scientists think oxygen only became a lasting part ...

Deep beneath the ocean floor, ancient sediments hint that Earth’s magnetic field sometimes changed far more slowly than expected.

Oxygen is a vital and constant presence on Earth today. But that hasn't always been the case. It wasn't until around 2.3 ...

Some 66 million years ago, life on Earth had a pretty bad day. The infamous Chicxulub asteroid slammed into the planet. The ...

Earth's magnetic field is generated by the churn of its liquid nickel-iron outer core, but it is not a constant feature. Every so often, the magnetic north and south poles swap places in what are ...

Australia's iconic red landscapes have been home to Aboriginal culture and recorded in songlines for tens of thousands of ...

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