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Zanclean Megaflood Refilled Mediterranean Sea in Record-Shattering Event 5 Million Years Ago

New research reveals the Mediterranean was rapidly refilled by a massive flood, ending a dry period known as the Messinian Salinity Crisis.

Study Finds Massive Eocene Asteroid Impacts Had No Long-Term Climate Effects

Fossilized Dinosaur Poop Reveals Secrets of Their Evolutionary Success

Melting Arctic Ice Threatens Global Ocean Currents

Earliest Evidence of Coral-Algae Symbiosis Discovered in 385-Million-Year-Old Fossils

Study Suggests Earth Once Had Rings 466 Million Years Ago

New Study Reveals Earth's Temperature Fluctuations Over 485 Million Years

Mega El Niños Linked to Earth's Largest Mass Extinction

Ancient Viruses in Himalayan Ice Reveal Climate Adaptation

Freshwater Cycle on Earth Began 4 Billion Years Ago, New Study Reveals

Study Reveals Antarctic Circumpolar Current's Key Role in Climate Regulation

Thwaites Glacier Began Significant Retreat in 1940s, Study Finds