As the Earth's crust shifted and groaned over millions of years, something extraordinary happened beneath the surface. Deep ...

As world demand for energy continues to rise, bp is off to a quick start this year, with the safe start-up of three major ...

Beneath the surface of the Southern Ocean, vast volumes of cold, dense water plunge off the Antarctic continental shelf, cascading down underwater cliffs to the ocean floor thousands of meters below.

A giant sequoia located in Sequoia National Park in California, the General Sherman is 52,500 feet in volume and is more than ...

This Earth Day, a call has been made to rally around renewable energy projects and ambitions as they "can spark a ...

At Scripps Institution of Oceanography, marine biogeochemist Amina Schartup is investigating the impact of changing ocean ...

This false-color satellite photo from 2014 shows the immense heat emanating from lava lakes at the summits of a pair of ...

LYON, France — Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from ...

What roils beneath the Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean circulation, climate patterns, and even animal activity and evolution. In ...

All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

Early human communication networks revealed thanks to ancient stone tools and blades located in a South African cave.

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