The ocean is warming as the upper atmosphere is cooling – both as a result of excessive greenhouse gas emissions.

About 700 million years ago, Earth was entombed in a veneer of ice hundreds of feet thick—a frozen state scientists refer to ...

A study of the East African Rift reveals that ancient heating and dehydration can strengthen continental crust, reshaping how and where continents break apart.

Scientists find that deep molten rock can power long-lasting magnetic fields, helping large rocky planets hold onto their ...

A reconstruction of temperature in Colombia during the Pliocene, when CO2 levels were similar to today, suggests that parts of the tropics might soon experience more dramatic warming than previously ...

When most of us look out at the ocean, we see a mostly flat blue surface stretching to the horizon. It’s easy to imagine the sea beneath as calm and largely static – a massive, still abyss far removed ...

Invisible clouds of sediment created by underwater mining spread for miles, putting ocean floor ecosystems at risk.

Some tropical land regions may warm more dramatically than previously predicted, as climate change progresses, according to a ...

From degeneracy to galactic archaeology, white dwarfs are helping scientists make sense of some of the universe's burning ...

Valentine's Day is all about big gestures, and for many couples, that may mean a diamond ring. If you're looking to woo your ...

A series of earthquakes rocked a Bay Area city on Feb. 2. Did you feel it? San Ramon was hit by a cluster of quakes starting ...

Barkly Rare Earths debuted on the ASX today, up 50% in early trade following a fresh $8 million raising to fund its namesake rare earths project in the NT’s Tennant Creek region.