If Earth's history were a calendar year, humans would not appear until the last few minutes before midnight on Dec. 31.

These “miniature trails of destruction,” as the researchers call them, are caused by high-energy particles bouncing off the ...

Buried Alive: Carbon Dioxide Release from Magma Deep Beneath Ancient Volcanoes Was a Hidden Driver of Earth's Past Climate Oct. 30, 2024 — A team discovered that, contrary to present scientific ...

Plate tectonics fired up at least 3 billion years ago, study of ancient rocks in Australia indicates —Earth's plate tectonics traced back to 'tipping point' 3.2 billion years ago Every piece of ...

When the ancient 'God of Chaos' asteroid skims close to Earth it could have a major reaction and be transformed.

How Life Began on Earth: Modeling Earth's Ancient Atmosphere Oct. 31, 2024 — This model reveals how vastly different the atmosphere was on ancient Earth, and how life may have first ...

Eos, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, with her abode the sky, was perhaps the most resplendent of all the beings in the Greek pantheon.

Bolivia’s Quebrada Honda Basin reveals ancient climate clues from 13 million years ago, offering insights for today’s climate challenges.

MIT researchers analyzed precious samples from the asteroid Ryugu, delivered to Earth by Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission. They ...

Carl Sagan explained the thought process of the ancient Greek scientist Eratosthenes, who determined the circumference of the Earth.

New research suggests that about 3.6 billion years ago, Mars featured vast water flows and a lake rivaling the size of the ...