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How far would leaf-eating insects go to dine on their favorite food? Perhaps the other side of the world, according to researchers at Penn State who found insect damage on fossil leaves from South America that...
Observing Greenland from a helicopter, the main problem is one of comprehending scale. I have thought we were skimming low over the waves of a fjord, before noticing the tiny shadow of a seabird far below...

Earliest evidence of cave lions in southern Europe discovered

Cave lions lived in what is now Italy around 660,000 to 610,000 years ago. This is confirmed by a metatarsal bone from the Notarchirico...

Archaeologists uncover Europe’s hidden Bronze Age megastructures

Archaeologists from University College Dublin, working with colleagues from Serbia and Slovenia, have uncovered a previously unknown network of massive sites in the heart...

Archaeologists uncover Europe’s oldest stilt village

Beneath the turquoise waters of Lake Ohrid, the "Pearl of the Balkans", scientists have uncovered what may be one of Europe's earliest sedentary communities,...

Asteroid hits Earth hours after being spotted, meteor turns into ‘beautiful’ fireball over Europe

An asteroid hit Earth hours after it was discovered Monday, turning into a dazzling fireball that was spotted throughout Europe. Around 12:18 p.m. ET Sunday,...

Europe drought: German industry at risk as Rhine level falls

Germany's main industry lobby group warned Tuesday that factories may have to throttle production or halt it completely because plunging water levels on the...

Climate change drives Europe towards record fire year

The fires that have torched through Europe are on course to make 2022 a record year for forest loss on the continent, as scientists...

Wildfires blaze across sweltering southwest Europe

Southwest Europe baked under sweltering temperatures on Friday for a fifth day, with the heat sparking devastating wildfires, forcing the evacuations of thousands and...

Europe’s largest land predator unearthed on the Isle of Wight

Research led by palaeontologists at the University of Southampton has identified the remains of one of Europe’s largest ever land-based hunters: a dinosaur that...

Europe’s hottest summers

Sweltering temperatures in Spain and France spotlight the increasing frequency of heatwaves in Europe. In just over two decades, the continent has experienced its five...

Stretching sands as desertification spreads to Europe

Drought and desertification threatens to degrade land in Europe and around the world. The scale of the issue is sometimes under-appreciated, but drylands cover over...

Europe saw warmest summer on record in 2021

Scientists say last summer was the hottest summer on record in Europe, with temperatures a full 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than...

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