A team of researchers at The University of New Mexico has uncovered how a peculiar, prehistoric plant might unlock new ways ...

Scientists working with the Center for Oldest Ice Exploration (COLDEX) have collected the oldest directly dated ice cores ...

Triple oxygen isotope research has emerged as a powerful tool to enhance our understanding of hydrological processes and past climate variability. By simultaneously analysing δ18O, δ17O, and the ...

A new analysis of chemical signatures measured by NASA's Curiosity Rover gives a peek at Mars's past to a time some 3.7 ...

In the Allan Hills region of Antarctica, glaciologists have uncovered a 6-million-year-old ice core, preserving samples of Earth's atmosphere from a very ancient era. This major discovery opens ...

A team of researchers says oxygen isotopes found in rock types contain the oldest geochemical record of the Earth. A collective understanding of five different data sets show that, all the way back to ...

Scientists at The University of New Mexico have found that the Earth and Moon have distinct oxygen compositions and are not identical in oxygen as previously thought according to a new study released ...

Discover how ancient climate systems can be understood through the peculiar isotopic properties of prehistoric plant species.

The ice sample, retrieved in Antarctica, is the oldest on record—but this discovery may just be tip of the iceberg.