Mass extinction events throughout Earth’s history are characterized as significant disruptions to life on the planet. There ...

Let’s face it. There are A LOT of us, and it’s getting more than a little crowded. Right now, there are over 7.7 billion ...

Let’s face it. There are A LOT of us, and it’s getting more than a little crowded. Right now, there are over 7.7 billion people on Earth, and the United Nations predicts we'll have 8.6 billion people ...

A long-debated platinum spike in Greenland ice is best explained by volcanic activity rather than a cosmic impact, reshaping ideas about what triggered the Younger Dryas cooling. An unusual platinum ...

The island offers warmth and sunshine, cheap drinks and budget flights, making it the perfect February getaway from the UK's ...

Which ocean has the maximum number of islands in the world? Explore why the Pacific Ocean holds this record, along with its ...

For more than 60 years, James Bond has been one of cinema’s most durable institutions. For the first time, the entire mainline Bond canon is streaming in one place. Netflix has added all 25 ...

Spring is just a couple of months away, and with spring comes the season of annual high school and middle school musicals.

We like to think that the universe follows a strict set of logical rules, but every now and then, we stumble upon facts that ...

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to forecast major eruptions? So far, the opportunity has been lacking. VEI-7 eruptions are rare: we have not seen one since Tambora in April 1815. To make a right ...

A research group has revealed through seismic wave analysis that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau—the ...

A hidden “tear” beneath the continents may have been fueling oceanic volcanoes for millions of years, study reveals.