A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally ...

New research explores the wide-ranging consequences of record low summer sea ice in Antarctica. From more ocean warming to ...

"Its occurrence is like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice – indicating either an unexpected local environment or ...

Using new radiocarbon dating on ancient footprints found preserved in the gypsum-rich ground in White Sands, researchers have ...

Two different testing methods have revealed that rocks from the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt in northeastern Canada date back to 4.16 billion years ago, reinforcing their status as the oldest reliably ...

Gray rocks uncovered in northern Nunavik, Quebec, Canada may be the ultimate primordial find. The stones date back 4.16 ...

In a nutshell A mammoth ivory boomerang discovered in a Polish cave is likely between 42,290 and 39,280 years old, making it ...