The two halves of the African continent are moving apart at a rate of a few millimeters each year, geologists have calculated ...

The story of Atlantis, a mythological continent that vanished into the sea after its inhabitants displeased the gods, has ...

A four-year record from the heart of the Ross Ice Shelf shows how subtle changes could shape future sea level rise, ocean ...

When the crew of The Famous Project CIC crossed the starting line of the Jules Verne Trophy near Ushant on 28 November, they ...

History teachers love making everything sound clean and simple. "This happened, then that happened, everyone learned a lesson, the end." Yeah, that's garbage. The Mongols, for example, managed to ...

Mars may have been a "blue planet" with an ocean the size of today's Arctic Ocean, a new study suggests.

The Earth's crust is composed of approximately 15 to 20 tectonic plates, which float on molten magma beneath the Earth.

The remnants of ice attached to the coast offer astounding insights into the climate history of past millennia. An ...

New Antarctica map reveals a landscape of hidden valleys and channels beneath ice, improving sea-level rise and ice flow ...

That makes Liang Metanduno the home of the oldest known artwork in the world, beating the previous contender (a Neanderthal ...

From the mountains of Lesotho to the beaches of Mozambique, embark on an adventure filled with culture and breathtaking ...

The formally feathered, flightless aquatic birds known as penguins dominate the frigid waters surrounding the subantarctic ...