With an endearing black comedy set in the provinces, which adopts the visual style of a ’60s Western, prolific writer-director Teemu Nikki salutes his country’s (and his family’s) tradition of ...

Scientists discovered 6-million-year-old ice in Antarctica, offering the oldest direct record of Earth’s ancient atmosphere ...

Step into the golden sands of ancient Egypt, where gods ruled both heaven and earth. From Ra, the sun god, to Isis, the divine mother, and Anubis, guardian of the dead — these deities shaped the ...

Although the Greeks and Romans linked environmental harm with climate change to a more limited extent than we do today, they ...

Ancient rocks reveal a potassium-40 deficit, the first physical evidence of the proto-Earth and insights into early planetary ...

Scientists have long wondered why Earth's overall makeup doesn't fully match the mix of materials found in ancient meteorites ...

An analysis of feldspar crystals within the oldest magmatic rocks in Australia has provided a unique insight into Earth's ...

Salt has been with humankind almost since the beginning of time. Its usefulness as a seasoning and preservative extends to other historical applications, both therapeutic and ritual, so it is not surp ...

New research reveals that Earth’s so-called “Boring Billion” was a time of dramatic change beneath the surface.

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Every year, the Taurid meteor shower lights up the night sky from late October through early November. Sometimes called the ...