Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability ...

The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet's history and require many ...

Back then, it was a regional list, conceived as an objective way to determine which mountains in the Indonesian archipelago would probably be worth attempting to hike at weekends. We developed the ...

At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...

Roughly 250 million years ago, traveling from present-day Australia to North America would have been surprisingly simple-a ...

A new study shows that the inner core changed shape in just a few decades, challenging previous assumptions and revealing ...

A team of scientists from Bowling Green State University are currently en route to Antarctica in search of groundbreaking new data that could play a key role in the future of climate research.

Egypt, a major recipient of U.S. military aid, is not the only country in Africa being drawn into China's orbit. Beijing has ...

Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.

University of Chicago paleontologist and author Neil Shubin has been on multiple expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica. Those trips have produced groundbreaking discoveries about the evolution of ...