Almost two-thirds of the world's population is affected by the monsoon—the annual arrival of intense rains in areas north and ...

A new study reveals that humans were extensively using fire to modify landscapes as far back as 50,000 years ago. That’s at ...

Fire is an ancient natural phenomenon that has shaped our planet for more than 400 million years. It alters habitats, affects ...

A GREAT many theories have been put forward to explain the extensive glaciation which repeatedly covered Europe and North America with enormous ice-streams. The ingenuity displayed by those who ...

Have you ever thought about exploring Australia? More and more people from around the globe are doing just that! Australia is expecting a significant surge in visitors from around the globe, with ...

More than half of the 15 million people at risk of glacial lake outbursts live in four countries: Peru, Pakistan, India and China.

Ancient glaciers reshaped Earth’s surface and shifted ocean chemistry, fueling the rise of complex life, a new study found. Calved icebergs from the Twin Glaciers are seen in 2013 off Greenland ...

Australia’s Skies Glow Orange as Powerful Winds Pull Dust From Parched Land A dust storm clogged the sky this week, days after flooding devastated another part of the same region.

An area of land north of modern Australia that was submerged by rising seas at the end of the last glacial period could have once been home to as many as 500,000 people.