When the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) announced in 2018 that the youngest subdivision of the Holocene epoch would be called the Meghalayan Age, a ripple of pride passed across the ...

"We'll be the first to see the ice-free peaks. This has ecological implications for plants and animals. And it's a symbolic ...

Could the boreal forest be less fragile than we think? Contrary to the predictions of models that forecast its rapid decline in favor of temperate maple forests, the ecological history of the boreal ...

After 700,000 years of dormancy, this volcano in Iran is showing signs of life—are we on the brink of a massive eruption?

A volcano in Iran has shown signs of awakening after 710,000 years since its last eruption.The Taftan volcano near the ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is right to rescind its endangerment finding for greenhouse gas emissions for motor ...

Discover how decades of groundwater pumping by humans has depleted Tucson-area aquifers far more than natural climate ...

For decades, the colossal Taftan volcano of eastern Iran appeared a lifeless piece of history. It towered nearly 13,000 feet ...

A volcano long believed extinct for 710,000 years has experienced summit lift and gas emission, which are precursors of an ...

Thousands of artifacts reveal how ancient South Chinese cultures used small stone tools to endure harsh climates and changing ...

A study of geological records reveals that sea levels are rising at their fastest rate in 4,000 years, underscoring the ...