During that time, a freezing climate wiped out about 85% of Earth’s species. Somehow ... because this fossil is just so beautifully preserved, there’s so much anatomy there that needs interpreting.” ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

A team of researchers at the University of Oxford have uncovered crucial evidence for the origin of water on Earth. Using a ...

Researchers have helped overturn the popular theory that water on Earth originated from asteroids bombarding its surface; Scientists have analyzed a meteorite analogous to the early Earth to ...

All that said, the findings can’t confirm the terrestrial life theory beyond a doubt. There’s still a chance hydrogen-heavy ...

Scientists at Caltech are using AI to translate what frequent, small earthquakes can tell us about what’s happening below the ...

Scientists found new evidence that Earth’s crust is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada in California. The process might be ...

A bold geochemical model reveals that TOI‑270 d, a sub‑Neptune 73 light‑years away, is likely a giant rocky world cloaked in ...

A herd of African elephants instinctively formed an "alert circle" to protect the younger elephants at the San Diego Zoo ...

Who knew that magnetic fields could be so useful? Astronomers are able to use magnetic fields to map our environment within ...