EARTH

The fossilized neck bone of a flying reptile unearthed in Canada shows tell-tale signs of being bitten by a crocodile-like creature 76 million years ago, according to a study published 23 January in the Journal of...
The remains of the earliest dinosaurs may lie undiscovered in the Amazon and other equatorial regions of South America and Africa, suggests a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers. Currently, the oldest known dinosaur...

What are the Santa Ana winds that are fueling the L.A. wildfires? When will they die down?

The Santa Ana winds fanning wildfires that have killed at least 25 people in Southern California and destroyed more than 10,000 houses, businesses and...

Rockfall frequency from French mountains has doubled since Little Ice Age

The Little Ice Age was a period of significant cooling from the early 14th to mid-19th centuries, which saw mean temperatures across the northern...

A national, nonpartisan study of the Los Angeles fires could improve planning for future disasters

The Los Angeles fires are a national disaster of epic proportions. City officials, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President-elect Donald Trump have traded accusations...

Biden issues land protections after LA fires delay ceremony

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated two large areas of California as protected national monuments, after the initial ceremony was called off due...

Ancient artifacts unearthed in Iraq shed light on hidden history of Mesopotamia

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing,...

Pink flame retardants are being used to slow California fires. What do we know about them?

Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant ahead...

Exploring an alternate solar system: Research maps impact of ‘super-Earth’

Emily Simpson has loved space since she was a 10-year-old kid celebrating her birthday at a planetarium. Now a recent Florida Tech graduate, she...

Death toll from Los Angeles fires rises, with dangerous winds incoming

The death toll from massive wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles rose to 24 on Sunday, with officials warning of incoming dangerous winds that...

Fueling the Los Angeles fires: the Santa Ana winds

Helping drive the wildfires in the US city of Los Angeles are the so-called Santa Ana winds, a weather phenomenon known to dry out...

Cyclone-ravaged Mayotte on high alert as new storm approaches

Residents of the French territory of Mayotte braced Sunday for a storm expected to bring strong winds and flash floods less than a month...

Los Angeles wildfires in figures

Ten people dead, 10,000 buildings destroyed, 180,000 people evacuated, $150 billion in damage. Here are the main figures showing the scale of the massive wildfires...

How Santa Ana winds fueled the deadly fires in Southern California

Powerful Santa Ana winds, near hurricane strength at times, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and pushed wildfires into several neighborhoods starting Jan....

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