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When did life begin on Earth? New evidence reveals a shocking story
Fossils and genetics are starting to point to life emerging surprisingly soon after Earth formed, when the planet was ...
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Earth had new, temporary radiation rings last year
Two bands of radiation called the Van Allen belts encircle Earth. After a May 2024 solar superstorm, two more showed up between those belts.
Earth’s Oceans Were Green a Billion Years Ago. They Could Soon Be Green Again.
Although the Earth’s been decidedly blue for 600 million years, rising populations of phytoplankton caused by rising temperatures are once again causing the world’s oceans to turn green.
A new theory explains how water first arrived on Earth
When Earth first formed, it was too hot to retain ice. This means all the water on our planet must have originated from ...
New theory ups the odds that intelligent aliens exist
“Our existence is probably not an evolutionary fluke,” says Jennifer Macalady, a study co-author and microbiology professor ...
The Earth’s Core Is Not as Solid As We Thought, Yet Another Study Speculates
A new study of decades worth of seismogram data shows that the surface of Earth’s iron and nickel core is more malleable than ...
What lies at the center of the Earth? The answer keeps changing.
A new study out this week said that the Earth's inner core is less solid than previously thought. Scientists still have ...
Intelligent Aliens May Be Common On Earth-Like Planets, Scientists Say
A new study rewrites the story of human evolution, suggesting that intelligent life is not rare but a natural planetary ...