Around 14,500 years ago, toward the end of the last ice age, melting continental ice sheets drove a sudden and cataclysmic ...

Scientists have have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region of ...

Modern technology has allowed researchers to delve into this subject further. New research suggests troubling phenomenon ...

By determining which ice sheets melted to create a colossal increase in sea levels 14,500 years ago, scientists hope to enable better predictions of ...

Experts warn that South Africa is on the brink of an avian influenza disaster, urging the government to act swiftly to ...

UNESCO report reveals alarming glacial mass loss worldwide, urging global action to protect key water sources and prevent disasters.

A team of international scientists compiled decades of data to create a map showing the topography of Antarctica with the ice ...

A pair of researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada, working with a colleague from the Scripps Institution of ...

A 2022 satellite photo shows smoke rising from a caldera on Tofua, highlighting the "looming threat" of the volcanic island.

Researchers took advantage of a rare chance to explore a new expanse of seafloor exposed by the breakup of an Antarctic ice ...

A hidden ecosystem of giant sea spiders, octopuses, and other stunning sea creatures shows how life can flourish even when sealed off from the surface by a thick layer of ice.