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Harvard-led researchers detect some of the earliest evidence for modern-like plate motion.

Eric Lindsey, assistant professor in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences at The University of New Mexico, has concerns about the sustainability of aquifers around the world. Aquifers, nature’s underground water storage spaces, are vital to human...

Marine anoxia, or a decline in dissolved oxygen in the water, is one of the repercussions of global warming. Melting ice caps bring freshwater onto the ocean surface, obstructing deep water circulation and cutting off oxygen supplies. Marine life dies in the absence of oxygen

A hyperthermal warming event detected in the Earth 300,000 years ago created a time when too much carbon dioxide nearly made the world a dead planet.

Three faculty members from the University of California, Davis, have been elected as members of the National Academy of Sciences. They are among 120 new members and 30 international members announced by the academy May 3.

According to a new study, there was an accelerated global climate change on ice-capped Earth about 304 million years ago, similar to the present.

A new study describes a period of rapid global climate change in an ice-capped world much like the present — but 304 million years ago. Within about 300,000 years, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels doubled, oceans became anoxic, and biodiversity dropped on land and at sea.

A Purdue University physics and astronomy professor whose work is dedicated to environmental safety and enhancing renewable energy production has been elected to one of the nation’s highest science honors.

A new study, conducted by scientists at The University of New Mexico, found ancient, primordial helium-3 leaking from the Earth’s core, suggesting the planet formed inside a solar nebula, stirring further debate among scientists. Each year, about 2 kg...

Water experts painted a grim picture of New Mexico’s water future during a panel discussion focused on water policy and management. The panel was hosted by Retake Democracy, an advocacy group based in Santa Fe.  Dave Gutzler, a professor at UNM’s Earth and Planetary Sciences department, emphasized that climate change is here, and is already […]