An asteroid impact near the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico around 66 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period ... evidence suggests a temperate climate with lush vegetation, possibly ...

Desert Living Dinosaurs Were as Good as Owls, Had Great Night Vision and Hearing Ability A study led by University of Oxford ...

Scientists have made an exciting discovery—a 69-million-year-old fossil found in Antarctica is the oldest known modern bird.

With the largest indigenous population in South America and some of its most spectacular mountainous landscapes, Bolivia is a ...

A QUARTER of a century ago, when first I began to study geology, it appeared to me that a predominance was given to the more recent rocks, such as the Pleistocene, Miocene, Eocene, Cretaceous ...

Extensive evidence, including global temperature and sea ice data, shows Earth's climate is changing due to human activity.

A study tracking rainfall patterns over thousands of years has found that more arid periods coincided with ages of dynastic ...

If these trends continue, it is almost certain 2024 will fall within the first 20-year period of 1.5-degree warming, the report concluded. Both papers stress that rapid and strong climate action ...

Droughts, extreme heat and destructive flooding plagued the region in the sixteenth century, historical documents show.

Flooding, famine, plagues. Historical documents from diaries to parish registers detail the dramatic impacts of the Little ...

Historical texts, from official records to personal chronicles, are revealing how 16th-century weather shaped Transylvanian ...

Jan. 23, 2025 — Rising carbon dioxide levels affect more than just the climate; they also affect the chemistry of the oceans. When saltwater absorbs carbon dioxide, it becomes acidic ...