A billion years ago, days lasted 19 hours: the balance between the oceans, the atmosphere, and the Moon slowed down the Earth ...

Architects also praise rammed earth’s high thermal mass—insulative properties that regulate a building’s indoor temperature.

Between 800,000 and 430,000 years ago, lukewarm interglacials kept Antarctica chilly and atmospheric CO₂ 30–40 ppm lower than in later warm periods.

Scientists have uncovered a massive, hidden rock layer beneath Bermuda, over 12 miles thick, defying typical oceanic island ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is turning green and getting brighter as it nears Earth. Scientists track the ancient space rock, ...

How did Earth keep its water during a time when the entire planet was a molten inferno? :globe_showing_Europe-Africa::fire: A groundbreaking 2025 study reveals that water may have been locked away ...

Cosmic “touchdown airbursts” — explosions of comets or asteroids above Earth’s surface — may be far more common and destructive than previously thought, according to new research. Unlike ...

SCIENTISTS are scratching their heads as 3I/ATLAS reaches its closest point to Earth, but it’s not behaving like a typical ...

Researchers announced over 70 new species in a single year, including bizarre insects, ancient dinosaurs, rare mammals, and ...

Cycads use infrared heat to guide beetle pollinators, revealing an ancient plant communication system that predates flowers.

Necromancy in ancient Greece referred to calling up the souls of the dead to consult with them for oracular purposes.

Dinosaurs ruled Earth for millions of years, but according to the most widely accepted theory, a massive asteroid wiped them ...