Curiosity rover's discovery of manganese oxide points to a more Earth-like planet

Ecological communities experienced a major shift because many types of bacteria and algae were affected by the changes in ocean nutrients, researchers find

Satellite radar images reveal ground movement of infamous sinkholes near Wink, Texas and suggest the two existing holes are expanding, and new ones are forming as nearby subsidence occurs at an alarming rate

Syracuse University Earth scientists are changing the way they study the geological record, thanks to new advances in three-dimensional modeling

Researchers' results show that between 95 and 98 per cent of the injected CO₂ was mineralized over a period of less than two years

In Western Europe, only a few small areas remain where the night sky remains relatively unpolluted, including areas in Scotland, Sweden, Norway, and parts of Spain and Austria

The next step for the researchers is to partner with a mining company and build a larger pilot-scale system

Snorkelers had found "what superficially looked like circular column bases, and paved floors," but no other signs of life, such as pottery

Previously, scientists had thought that creatures living in the southernmost regions of the planet would have been in a less perilous position during the mass extinction event 

Concentrations are highest in coal from the Appalachian Mountains

Results reverse the commonly accepted idea that the early Earth had a thicker atmosphere to compensate for weaker sunlight

A team of climate scientists made the surprising discovery from three years of data collected at Summit Camp