Milton High School archaeology students have uncovered items on school grounds from the most recent periods of the late Holocene epoch, when the beverage species Mello Yello first emerged as a savage ...

What we think of as the classic West Coast climate began just about 4,000 years ago, finds a study on climate trends of the Holocene era. People often say things like Phoenix has always been dry; ...

A megadrought that occurred 4,200 years ago had catastrophic impacts, potentially wiping out early empires and leading to large-scale changes worldwide. It was so significant it marked a turning point ...

Clues from the ocean floor along with an understanding of variations in the Earth's orbit over 100,000+ years provide evidence that Earth was even colder than previously thought 12,000 years ago. The ...

At the current rate of retreat the vast glaciers, which extend deep into the heart of the ice sheet, could contribute as much as 3.4 meters to global sea level rise over the next several centuries.

Scientists have resolved a key climate change mystery, showing that the annual global temperature today is the warmest of the past 10,000 years - contrary to recent research, according to a ...

Scientists are working to shed new light on an enduring climate mystery—one that, if solved, could help them make more accurate predictions about the planet's future. In a new study, data from ice ...

A classic California view — fog rising from the Pacific Ocean as seen from Mount Tamalpais. (Getty Images) People often say things like Phoenix has always been dry; Seattle has always been wet; and ...

People often say things like Phoenix has always been dry; Seattle has always been wet; and San Francisco has always been foggy. But “always” is a strong word. A study from the University of California ...