A warm blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate ...

For the past four years, NASA 's Perseverance rover has rambled over a region of Mars where scientists say a strong river ...

All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

About 41,000 years ago, Homo sapiens may have survived increased solar radiation caused by a weakening magnetic field by ...

Around 41,000 years ago, Earth’s magnetic field underwent a chaotic shift that temporarily weakened the planet’s natural ...

ANN ARBOR—Ancient Homo sapiens may have benefitted from sunscreen, tailored clothes and the use of caves during the shifting of the magnetic North Pole over Europe about ... The researchers then laid ...

Additionally, ancient humans may have ramped up their use of ochre. This naturally occurring pigment is composed of iron ...

SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Oscar Piastri took pole in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday as his McLaren teammate and standings leader Lando Norris could only manage sixth. McLaren ...

Scientists have unveiled the oldest woolly mammoth specimen ever discovered in North America as part of a major DNA study spanning a million years of mammoth evolution.