25,000 years ago, the Alps were covered by a layer of ice up to 2 kilometers thick. For almost 15 years, this glaciation has been put into perspective by 3D digital models, based on climate ...

Scientists have created the first-ever 3D maps of star-forming molecular clouds near the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, ...

Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

Explore Ceres, the largest asteroid in our solar system, and discover its remarkable ancient ocean and ice-rich crust.

Last year, astronomers discovered an unusual Earth-size exoplanet they believe has a hemisphere of molten lava, with its ...

A group of experts consider the accessories from the past 100 years that changed how we carry our things — and ourselves.

In a nutshell Scientists have discovered a remarkably complete skull of a new prehistoric carnivore species in Egypt’s Fayum ...

The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet's history and require many complex processes working at once, according to new research.

Over time and further burial these sediments turned into rock. Unlike body fossils ... a technique that uses photographs to create 3D models of objects and landscapes. Using computer software ...

Thousands of kilometers of rock make it difficult to see into Earth's interior ... To find out, the team used whole-Earth oscillation data from 104 past earthquakes to create a detailed 3D model of ...

Dating to the Middle Jurassic period (around 166 million years ago), the extensive trackways are part of what has been described as a huge “dinosaur highway”. They form the largest dinosaur tracksite ...