Exploring the transformation of Earth from a volcanic hellscape to a potential birthplace of life during the Hadean era. Insights from a University of California study suggest that early Earth had ...

In a week marked by volatility, global markets have been influenced by competitive pressures in the AI sector and fluctuating corporate earnings, leading to mixed performances across major indices. As ...

Rivers began pumping weathered material into the sea about a billion years after Earth formed, suggesting continents may have gotten an early start.

Discover how scientists blend biology, synthetic biology, and astrobiology to speculate on alien life forms, focusing on the ...

Experts Discover Ancient Life Locked Inside a 2.5 Billion-Year-Old Ruby as a Residue In 2021 inside an opulent gemstone, ...

The rates of biological primary production before the emergence of atmospheric oxygen on Earth are thought to be low. However, mudstones from the Archean Era contain a high organic matter content, ...

can be seen using binoculars from the Northern Hemisphere. (Artwork shows an asteroid and Earth). A near-Earth asteroid with about the same diameter as The National Mall in Washington D.C. had a ...

Something strange is happening in Earth’s magnetic field, and it has caught NASA’s attention. A massive region of lower magnetic intensity, known as the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA), has appeared ...

This is understandable, given that knowledge about the Earth's tectonic plates was formed during a period when we also discovered fossil fuel reserves offshore from continental shelves.

The return of Mars samples to Earth is among the most ambitious goals of the spaceflight programs of the National Air and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA). Preparing for ...

They appeared in the greatest abundance near the end of the Archean eon, 2.5 billion years ago. At that time, conditions on Earth were drastically different from today. This newsletter rocks.

Satellite images of Earth at night have been a curiosity for the public and a tool of fundamental research for at least 25 years. They have provided a broad, beautiful picture, showing how humans have ...