He knew that the thin line separating the dark mudstone from the pale sandstone marked the division between two geological periods, the Cretaceous and the Paleogene (formerly known as the Tertiary).

A long period of drought in North America has been recognized by scientists for decades. A new study links the severe climate to a change in Earth's orbit.

As a result, by 100 million years ago, the forests of Victoria included an open conifer-dominated forest canopy. The ...

An unusual formation has been discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, and its origin remains a mystery to scientists.

The archaeological discovery that places humans in the Pyrenees during the Ice Age - ANALYSIS: Human presence in ...

Chicago's eastern boundary is formed by Lake Michigan, and the city is divided by the Chicago River into three geographic sections: the North Side, the South Side and the West Side. These sections ...

Diversity-dependent effects, temperature, and Andean uplift were recovered as probable drivers of SAM diversification across the period. Contrasting evidence casts doubt on the common hypothesis ...

2024 was the warmest year in the 175-year observational record. It was likely the first calendar year to be more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial era, with a global mean near-surface temperature of ...

A fine mist accompanies the clan as the sun rises and they begin their journey. There are 12 people in total, some of them ...