The solar system moved through a star-forming area near Orion. This event might have increased interstellar dust around Earth ...

The Denman Glacier sits on a trench that's believed to be the deepest point on continental earth, at 3.5km. Scientists suspect that warmer waters coming up underneath the glacier may have something to ...

A lot has changed since Glacier National Park last updated its wildfire management plan 22 years ago, including by ushering in more than two decades of fire history that’s transformed the landscape.

Diving between tectonic plates offers a once-in-a-lifetime experience, allowing adventurous divers to literally touch the continental ... drift apart, creating a rift filled with crystal-clear ...

Specifically, within the target genus of Cochlearia, the results indicate increased rates of speciation and diversification in response to pronounced glacial cycles. Future work to establish more ...

with the highest elevation of 5,986 m a.s.l. The glacier is surrounded by vast deserts and Gobi (Figure 1). The climate in this area is typical of the continental climate and mainly affected by the ...