Earth's tropical rain belt, responsible for monsoons that sustain billions of people and vibrant ecosystems, has long been a reliable feature of the planet's climate. But new research reveals this ...

Humans have been reshaping the environment for at least 10,000 years. But the Anthropocene is the name given to the specific period of Earth history during which humans have had a global effect on the ...

At Hayward Field, the roar of the crowd is familiar, not just from collegiate competition, but from years of growing up in the stands, watching,... With Oregon’s softball most recent win over ...

Scientists at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, England, are studying ice cores that may be older than 1.5 million years in hopes that they can reveal clues about our changing climate and ...

Proto-Earth is the term used to describe the earliest days of our planet, the body from which our pale blue dot evolved. At this stage of its geological evolution, it likely existed only for a ...

Humans have been reshaping the environment for at least 10,000 years. But the Anthropocene is the name given to the specific period of Earth history during which humans have had a global effect on the ...