The digging and burrowing of prehistoric worms and other invertebrates along ocean bottoms sparked a chain of events that released oxygen into the ocean and atmosphere and helped kick-start what is ...

Ever since the invention of the telescope, humans have looked to the planet Saturn in awe of its magnificent system of rings.

The ring, if it existed, may have cooled the Earth, causing a deep freeze and altering the future of life on this planet, ...

The Ordovician period witnessed an explosion of biodiversity known as the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event, and some scientists have suggested that the increase in meteorite impacts could ...

The hypothetical ring didn't last long, cosmically speaking – just a few tens of millions of years. But that was long enough ...

Mega El Niños could have intensified the world’s most devastating mass extinction, which ended the Permian Period 252 million ...

A comprehensive review of dodo science offers new insights into the biology and behavior of the much-ridiculed bird.

Known as the Great Dying, the mass extinction that ended the Permian geological period was the worst of the five global catastrophic events in Earth’s history, more devastating than the one ...

The event welcomed more than 200 volunteers, local leadership, sponsors, and longtime cleanup leaders like Bob Moroney and Joe Macy. As staff at the Eagle River Coalition, we wish to express deep ...