Washington — Much of the federal government shut down Wednesday, October 1, after Congress failed to reach a deal to approve new funding. Republicans had proposed extending government funding at ...

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Throughout most of Earth's geological history, its paleoclimate has remained hospitable to life—largely thanks to continental ...

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Microsoft and Terradot are turning Brazil’s basalt-rich farmlands into a living lab for scalable, durable carbon removal.

Scientists found “dragon”-like creatures with “long” legs mating at a cave in Thailand and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Ruttapon Srisonchai via Srisonchai, Srikampha, Benchapong ...

Scientists discover all stalagmites growing from cave floors follow a mathematical rule that explains how these mineral ...

Buried under a Serbian cornfield close to a coalmine, the well-preserved remains of a Roman legion's headquarters are being excavated by archaeologists who say its rural location makes it unique.

Obsidian from the island of Milos, found in Franchthi Cave, shows seafaring in Greece began over 11,000 years ago in the ...

One of the most complete sea monsters on record had been discovered along the UK’s Jurassic Coast, being perhaps the world’s ...

The metal-coated asteroid Psyche may have had eruptions of molten iron and nickel on its surface. This situation was more ...