The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gives the climate event a 63% chance to "rank among the largest El Niño ...
This rare example of an Aztec ritual mask was carved from wood over five centuries ago to represent Mictlantecuhtli, the god ...
The Atlantic's enigmatic "cold blob" has once again been linked to a weakening of key ocean currents and a devastating ...
Neuroscientists are discovering that spending time with others may be a basic biological necessity, like need for food or ...
The Ocean Observatories Initiative has been collecting data on physical, chemical, geological and biological conditions in ...
A mysterious geological structure that resembles a human hand with outstretched fingers has been revealed beneath East ...
The Romans were the first to wear clog-style footwear to the baths to protect their feet from the hot floor and to better ...
Some of the earliest Viking "pennies" were made with silver that contained melted-down coins from the Islamic world, a new study reports. The finding confirms the relationship between early Viking and ...
Researchers say the Arctic Ocean crossed a biological tipping point in 2009, when nitrate levels in the water suddenly ...
In response to the Disneyland outbreak, we ended up passing SB-277 in California and a number of other important vaccination ...
Planet Earth Atacama Desert’s center dried out 20 million years earlier than previously thought — before the Andes formed Chile's Atacama Desert, which gets less than 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) of ...
The Cretaceous period was the last and longest segment of the Mesozoic era. It lasted approximately 79 million years, from the minor extinction event that closed the Jurassic period about 145 million ...