BP has started production from phase two of its Raven gas field offshore Egypt, just a week or so after the supermajor made a new gas discovery in nearby acreage. The new wells are expected to produce ...

Projections of our future under climate change paint a picture of extreme weather and acidified oceans, a world many of today ...

The Pliocene epoch, which lasted from 5.3 million to 2.6 million years ago, was a consequential time in Earth's history. The Isthmus of Panama formed, connecting North and South America, and the ...

The Pliocene Bouse Formation in western Arizona contains the depositional records of former bodies of water. Reconstructing climate data from the Pliocene epoch could help scientists understand ...

The discovery of sardine remains in the fossil's stomach confirms its role as a top predator. These sharks regulated populations of small fish, contributing to the balance of marine ecosystems during ...

THESE “Notes,” which are reprinted from the Canadian Naturalist, cannot fail to interest European glacialists. Especially valuable for purposes of comparison are the detailed notes on the ...

Around 6 million years ago, between the Miocene and Pliocene epochs—or more specifically, the Messinian and Zanclean ages—the Mediterranean Sea was cut off from the Atlantic Ocean and formed a ...