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A brown snail on the edge of a ragged leaf.

Evolution of New Physical Traits in Mollusks has Declined and Grown More Predictable Over Time

by Greg Watry
March 04, 2026

View of rocky coastline and beach to left with island rocks among the surf to right.

Tiny Earthquakes Reveal Hidden Faults Under Northern California

by Andy Fell
January 15, 2026

Protesters carry signs with word "love" crossed out and "CO2 Is in the Air" written on it

The Carbon Dioxide Climate Debt

by Greg Watry and Alex Russell
December 04, 2025

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Looking Inside Icy Moons

by Andy Fell
November 24, 2025

Fossil remains of flower-like animals with stalked bodies on a brown rock background

How Earth’s Greatest Extinction Really Happened

by Greg Watry
November 21, 2025

A man stands on the water’s edge at the foot of the massive vertical face of the Spencer Glacier in Alaska. (Getty Images)

Deep-Water Sediments Reveal Patterns of Extraterrestrial Influence on Earth’s Ancient Climate

by Greg Watry
October 31, 2025

A grey, diamond-shaped object with pitted, cratered surface against a black background.

Hayabusa-2 Sample Return Mission Suggests Protracted Wetter Asteroids

by Andy Fell
September 16, 2025

Illustration of a flat, oval, ribbed, orange/brown object on a sea floor with sand and weeds.

How Did Animals Eat Before Mouths?

by Greg Watry
September 12, 2025

A map of the north eastern Pacific ocean. Colored concentric circles are located towards the left of the image.

Nowcasting and the Kamchatka Earthquake

by Andy Fell
August 07, 2025

A view of deep green trees through mist and rain.

Rainy Tropics Could Face Unprecedented Droughts as an Atlantic Current Slows

by Yvaine Ye
July 30, 2025

Underwater image of a sandy ocean floor with sunlight filtering from above.

Massive Burps of Carbon Dioxide Led to Oxygen-less Ocean Environments in the Deep Past

by Greg Watry
June 23, 2025

Colorful mats and spires underwater.

Diving in Antarctica

by Greg Watry
February 11, 2025

Outdoor scene of a cliff of rock with mountains in the background. Small human figures can be seen at the base of the cliff.

Buried Alive: Carbon Dioxide Release From Magma Deep Beneath Ancient Volcanoes a Hidden Driver of Earth’s Past Climate

by Kitta MacPherson
October 30, 2024

Outline of a palm-like leaf on grey stone against a black background.

Taking the Earth’s Temperature Over the Past 485 Million Years

by Smithsonian Institution Newsdesk
September 19, 2024

Monochrome view of a rocky, cratered plain with a black sky in the background.

Recent Volcanoes on the Moon?

by Andy Fell
September 04, 2024

Closeup of a California newt

No Evidence of a Common Set of Regeneration Genes

by Andy Fell
August 19, 2024

Artistic rendering of two whales against a white background. The blue whale in the background is larger. At right is a silhouette of a scuba diver to scale.

Slimming Down a Colossal Fossil Whale

by Andy Fell
February 29, 2024

Finding Hope ‘At Every Depth’

by Greg Watry
January 30, 2024

Colorful, bristled worm-like animal among brightly colored coral.

Molecular Fossils Shed Light on Ancient Life

by Andy Fell
December 07, 2023

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Geerat Vermeij, portrait, leabing against files, UC Davis faculty

Geerat Vermeij Discusses New Book: The Evolution of Power: A New Understanding of the History of Life

by Greg Watry
November 02, 2023

Head and forelegs of a large, green/brown lizard lying on gravel with its head held up.

Reanalysis Shows Dinosaurs Not So Warm-Blooded

by Andy Fell
September 07, 2023

Roughly triangular pale off-white rock with brown and black flecks and a band green crystal running vertically across it. A ruler shows that it is about 50 millimeters across.

Aluminum Isotope in the Early Solar System

by Andy Fell
September 05, 2023

fog over coastal mountains in northern California

Climate Trends in the West, Today and 11,000 Years Ago

by Kat Kerlin
February 27, 2023

On the left, a large cloud of vapor rising from the ground with another geyser erupting in the background, against a blue sky.

Mushy Magma Under Yellowstone

by Andy Fell
December 02, 2022

Jellyfish floating in water, vibrant orange, pink and blue colors.

Discovering Sirtuin Longevity Proteins in Early Branches of Animal Life

by Andy Fell
September 22, 2022

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