Tiny historical events, like early collisions of rocks in the solar system, influenced Earth’s formation, tilt, and moon, ...

Think of it this way: only around 10,000 decently sized meteorites slam into Earth per year. Meanwhile, the planet is ...

Jupiter, the colossal planet at the heart of our solar system, has long been a subject of intrigue. Recent research from Rice University has revealed a surprising twist in its formation story, ...

All life on Earth can be traced back to a Last Universal Common Ancestor, or LUCA. A study suggests that this organism likely lived on Earth only 400 million years after its formation. Further ...

New research has found that amino acids, the building blocks of life, may have traveled to Earth on interstellar dust grains, ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...

Study warns that humans may be driving Earth toward a sixth mass extinction. The research shows species loss, but the future ...

New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, ...

Geological evidence, including an Ordovician-era increase in earthquakes, tsunamis, meteorites, and crater formation, suggests a significant celestial event approximately 466 million years ago. A ...

That’s according to a recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, which detected ...

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