New evidence found in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado supports the notion that Snowball Earth was indeed a global phenomenon.

The sun’s magnetic activity causes auroras, and the relationship between solar flares and auroras reveals an 11-year cycle; ...

Geologists found evidence in the way enigmatic sandstones called Tava formed in the Rocky Mountains hundreds of millions of ...

We have an extremely incomplete picture of what these snowball periods looked like, and Antarctic terrain provides different ...

How Life Began on Earth: Modeling Earth's Ancient Atmosphere Oct. 31, 2024 — This model reveals how vastly different the atmosphere was on ancient Earth, and how life may have first ...

If you didn't know, Jupiter has no solid ground – no surface, like the grass or dirt you tread here on Earth. Let's explain ...

Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric tons) more carbon ...

Adopted 35 years ago, the Montreal Protocol remains a groundbreaking environmental agreement, credited with saving millions ...

It sounds like something out of a science-fiction movie. For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is more than just a ...

Nov. 12, 2024 — A new study finds that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is still possible, but some countries require support to meet their climate responsibilities. An 'additional ...

Once feared to pose a threat to Earth, asteroid Apophis is now a subject of immense scientific interest. Discovered in 2004, ...

What moves someone to search for a home in such a remote corner of the world? According to behavioral science experts, many ...