An earthquake of 5.2 magnitude struck the United States' Western Texas region, at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.21 miles), said ...

Scientists at Little Dome C recovered the oldest continuous ice core, unlocking 1.2 million years of Earth’s climate history.

An Antarctica cruise is the adventure of a lifetime, allowing you to explore the remote icy wilderness of Earth's ...

Female emperor penguins lay a single pear-shaped egg early in the Antarctic winter when temperatures can dip to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit and winds can reach hurricane force. Needing to ...

These introverted arthropods aren’t often seen as they live under rocks, inside logs, and burrowed beneath the earth.

A giant sequoia located in Sequoia National Park in California, the General Sherman is 52,500 feet in volume and is more than ...

Microbes living beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet may survive on methane generated by geothermal heat rising from deep below Earth’s surface. The discovery could have implications for assessing ...

China and Russia announced in March 2025 separate but coordinated plans to strengthen and expand their presence in Antarctica. That same month, the United States announced cuts to funding to operate ...

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Antarctic vacations also have an big impact ... During a hotter-than-normal summer, a popular ice and rock formation inside Tierra del Fuego National Park collapsed into a slushy heap this year.

"In the early days of our planet, volcanic rocks erupted on the ocean floor and were then altered by hot water as they cooled down and solidified. Over time, these water-rich rocks were buried ...

Seagulls are known to drop shellfish on the ground to try to break them and experts believe the rock being dropped could be an extension of this behaviour. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on ...