Japanese researchers turned to “experimental archaeology” to study how ancient humans navigated powerful ocean currents and ...

Ancient limestones reveal how volcanic carbon once suffocated the oceans - offering a stark warning as modern oxygen levels continue to drop.

New images from the European Space Agency’s Biomass mission show how the satellite uses advanced radar to map flows of carbon ...

China dominates the global rare earths industry—and it’s not even close. A fight is already underway to lay claim to this sunken island’s natural riches.

Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect their heritage.

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Strata: Stories from Deep Time’ explores the origins of the air we breathe and untangles some of our planet’s oldest stories.

Some cats are quiet, while others meow loudly for attention. What makes the difference may be buried deep in their genes.

Underwater archaeologists have discovered remnants of a sunken military warship from the second century BCE in the Egyptian bay of Abū Qīr, located 32 kilometers northeast of Alexandria. The ship is ...

Ole Ginnerup Schytz, an engineer in Denmark’s sleepy Vindelev agricultural area, had used a metal detector only a handful of ...

The one historical structure that comes to mind at the mention of the name China is the Great Wall. We visited this ...

Yucatan's Chicxulub crater marks one of our universe's most momentous historical events: when an asteroid strike killed 75% ...