Our planet plunged into one of the most dramatic climate states in its long history, approximately 720–635 million years ago.

Over 70% of Earth's surface is covered by oceans, but most of it remains unexplored. In contrast, we have detailed surface ...

Fed up with a lack of action on climate change, some students are researching dimming the sun despite the pushback from other scientists.

Pakistan's only Nobel laureate, Abdus Salam, helped build the foundations of the country's nuclear programme. Because he belonged to the Ahmadiyya sect, his religious identity was stripped away, and ...

Models show that as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation gets weaker, the Gulf Stream will drift northwards. There are signs that this is already happening, and a more abrupt shift could wa ...

When Saharan dust reaches the UK and Europe, as a huge country-sized cloud did over the past few days, it can transform the sky. Tiny particles drifting in the atmosphere scatter blue light while ...

Deepfakes are now a popular wartime tool because they are cheap to produce and fast to spread. They can be used to fake surrender messages, fake atrocities, and even fake speeches by leaders ...