The two halves of the African continent are moving apart at a rate of a few millimeters each year, geologists have calculated ...

Carbon released from Earth's spreading tectonic plates, not volcanoes, may have triggered major transitions between ancient ...

Earth has experienced many icehouse and greenhouse climates. A new study shows how they connect to plate tectonics.

Mendel’s monastery garden experiments went largely unnoticed during his life, but their implications would ripple through ...

Mars is a very dry planet with very little water in its atmosphere and hardly any clouds, so you might not expect it to have storms. Yet, there is lightning and thunder on Mars – although not with ...

I suppose the best way to talk about “it” is when we’re lying on our backs, looking up at the stars. The “it” I’m talking ...

This has been passed in at least 13 or so states, some of them now are trying to get rid of the retention law because of its ...

About half of the professors were fired, at least initially, or are no longer employed. Three have been reinstated, and three others have returned to teaching.

MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) - The North Dakota Game and Fish wants to know what kids think about conservation, and they’re asking them ...

Researchers uncover how Mars affects Earth’s orbit, offering new insight into the planetary forces behind ice ages.

From stop motion animation to underwater adventures, here's where to introduce the young 'uns to a bit of culture ...