Scientists have revealed that ancient bogs in the Southern Hemisphere hold clues to a major shift in Earth's climate ...

Teasing out biochemical information from ancient organic-rich sediments, notably the timing of the emergence of ...

Climate change may seem a uniquely 21st-century concern, but people have been wrestling with the idea for a long time.

Researchers have discovered chemical traces of life in rocks older than 3.3 billion years, offering a rare look at Earth’s ...

Anyue is home to nearly 500 grotto-temple sites -- ten of which are listed as national key cultural relics protection sites -- and hosts more than 100,000 cliff ...

Cemented dunes in Gale Crater reveal evidence of late-stage water that may have preserved organic signals beneath the Martian ...

Meltwater cascading from the glacially carved ridges of the Trinity Alps feeds a vast, dendritic network of streams that cut through ancient geology to form the Trinity River, the largest tributary in ...

Aerial view of the Grand Canyon. Image via Wikipedia. When it comes to famous holes in the ground, northern Arizona has two: Grand Canyon and Barringer Meteorite Crater. New research now suggests that ...

One of the most iconic moments in both Christianity and Judaism involves the miraculous parting of the Red Sea, allowing Moses and the Israelites to escape Egypt 3,500 years ago. While the description ...

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In the cliffs of southern Spain sit “ancient nests” built by bone-eating vultures but left abandoned since the birds went locally extinct roughly a century ago. The “well-preserved” nests hid many ...

Discovery of insects trapped in amber sheds light on ancient Amazon rainforestBy CHRISTINA LARSONAP Science WriterThe Associated PressWASHINGTONScientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved ...