New research suggests that Earth’s orbital variations—the slow changes in its tilt, axial precession, and shape of its ...

Four billion years ago, Earth was a chaotic, lifeless world — a fiery hell with spewing volcanoes and meteorite impacts ...

Discover the connection between volcanic events and the rise of Earth's oxygen levels that enabled complex life to thrive.

Scientists discovered that volcanic eruptions in India’s Deccan Traps 66 million years ago released gases that altered ...

Scientists warn that the Alaska volcano Mount Spurr is likely to erupt soon, showering ash on Anchorage and potentially ...

It is widely believed that Earth’s atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years due to a relatively rapid ...

Observatory leaders have assured local emergency officials their public service will continue, but questions linger about how ...

When was the last time you thought about where all the oxygen on Earth came from? During this study, scientists were looking into what kind of events happened on Earth in order to allow oxygenation to ...

For billions of years, the Earth's atmosphere was nothing like it ... A recent study suggests that volcanoes may have a much larger role in the process than previously thought.

Jan. 10, 2025 — A new study based on the sampling and analysis of volcanic ash at Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast, suggests that the composition ...

The observatory has tracked the increase of planet-warming CO2 in the atmosphere for decades. Read more at straitstimes.com.

It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years due to a relatively rapid increase in microorganisms capable of performing photosynthesis.