Just decades after facing mass extinction, the giant tortoise is now thriving as a species after a significant baby boom.

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When Pangea's tropical forests died 252 million years ago, Earth stayed in a hothouse for five million years. New fossil maps ...

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Industrial capitalism is trashing the planet and sucking the life out of this mostly-blue third rock from the sun.

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An ancient crater beneath Ames, Oklahoma, is now believed to be nearly 100 million years younger than previously thought, potentially linking it to a major mass extinction event.

Earth seems like a troubled place right now, but at least our cosmic surroundings appear peaceful. But this is not universally true, as explosions ...