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From a sample of bat guano spanning across 1,200 years, researchers have uncovered an unprecedented climate record for a large swathe of the European continent. As their findings show, digging…
The thinking has always been that one giant volcanic eruption created the Yellowstone Caldera or volcanic crater in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming – but new research suggests we might have…
Models used to estimate past ocean temperatures might be based on a flawed assumption, according to new research. If true, it would mean our ancient seas were far cooler than…
China is in the midst of an all-out blitz on polluters flouting emissions standards, closing tens of thousands of factories in a massive effort to address the nation’s catastrophic pollution…
When a mass extinction event hits, it can be disastrous for life on the planet by not just wiping out species, but transforming ecosystems forever. But new research shows there…
For as long as humans have been around we’ve been fascinated by the world hiding underneath the surface of the Earth, and now scientists are systematically mapping the positions of…
The Lusi eruption has been steadily spewing out mud across the Indonesian Island of Java since May 2006 – and scientists think they’ve finally worked out what’s behind it. New…
Cleopatra’s suicide and the fall of ancient Egypt is the stuff of legend. Shakespearean drama aside, there is often far more fuelling the collapse of an empire than political squabbling…
Waves rippling across a lake can also cause faint rumblings in Earth itself, according to scientists, giving us clues about the condition of a lake and its surrounding geology through…
The Netherlands has expressed a desire to end coal power by 2030, marking the beginning of the end for coal power plants in the European country. The decision came from…