Temperatures across lower South America have plummeted – falling as low as -15° Celsius or 5° Fahrenheit in some places – as ...

The catastrophic event, which occurred 252 million years ago, wiped out nearly 90 per cent of all life on Earth, both on land and in the oceans.

The event in question is the Permian–Triassic Mass Extinction, also known as the “Great Dying,” which occurred around 252 ...

The European Space Agency said Wednesday that scientists have discovered what might be only the third known interstellar ...

The southern part of South America is counting the societal and economic cost of an extreme cold spell which brought frost and freezing morning ...

A groundbreaking new survey from China’s LHAASO observatory has unveiled powerful ultrahigh-energy gamma-ray emissions across ...

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

A team of astronomers has uncovered an extraordinary cosmic mystery, a giant planet that seems to be hurtling toward a fiery ...

The government has made a strong start on clean energy. In the past year, it has: Scrapped rules that made it impossible to build wind turbines on land. Funded a record number of new clean energy ...

An ancient climate tipping point is revealed in new fossils dating back to Earth’s most severe extinction event, called the ...