Climate change is often framed as a slow, linear process, but a growing body of evidence suggests the planet is shifting in faster and subtler ways than many people realize. From deep ocean heat to ...

A team of geologists found for the first time evidence linking regions of low seismic velocity and the shape of the Earth’s magnetic field.

Scientists at the University of Southampton have uncovered evidence from ancient rocks that Earth's climate continued to ...

7 continents of the world: The Earth consists of 71% and 29% of landmasses. These land masses are further divided into continents. The complicated geological process of plate tectonics led to the ...

In his lyrical book Frostlines, Neil Shea argues that we are more connected to the Arctic than we might think, says Elle Hunt ...

After a major winter storm swept across the country in late January, a prolonged surge of Arctic air tightened its grip on ...

Against the backdrop of Arctic warming, polar bears in Norway’s far north are gaining fat and feeding on new prey—a testament ...

It turns out that continental breakups are just as messy as human ones, with the events leaving fragments scattered far from home ...

The plan would open up a massive amount of waters to new oil and gas drilling and would be detrimental to marine life.

When it comes to global warming and climate change, we often hear news stories about tipping points where Earth's systems shift into a new and dangerous state. One such may have been reached in the ...

Remains of an ancient Arctic rhino indicate that land mammals traversed the North Atlantic via land bridges, and did so much more recently than previously thought.

Scientists have long opposed polar geoengineering. Some now believe it will be necessary.