Earth’s climate over millions of years is shaped by both internal forces, like volcanic activity, and external ones, such as ...

It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years due to a relatively rapid increase in microorganisms capable of performing photosynthesis. Researchers ...

It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years due to a relatively rapid ...

They found that large-scale volcanic activity increased atmospheric carbon dioxide, thereby warming the climate, and increased nutrient supply to the ocean, thus feeding marine life, which in turn ...

and calcium cycles in five ocean regions plus the atmosphere. To test their volcanic hypothesis, the team simulated Large Igneous Province eruptions based on the Ontong Java Plateau—Earth’s largest ...

PMNM is one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world, larger than all the national parks in the United States combined, and we've only explored about 3 percent of its seafloor.

A volcano near Alaska’s largest city is showing new signs of unrest, with experts saying the likelihood of an eruption at ...

The largest active volcano in Washington state has been rocked by a series of earthquakes, putting experts on high alert. Mount Adams is a 12,000-foot-tall stratovolcano located in south-central ...