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ancient earth
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Where Did the Moon Come From?
Scientists believe the Moon formed after a Mars-sized protoplanet named Theia collided with early Earth, with debris from…
Snowball Earth: how we discovered unique Scottish rocks record when Earth was first encased in ice
Graham Shields, UCL and Elias Rugen, UCL More than 700 million years ago, the Earth was plunged into…
A 600-year-old coral shows us how the Pacific Ocean has changed since 1370
Scientists taking a sample from the massive boulder coral in Fiji back in 1998. Joel Orempuller (IRD) Juan…
Greenland Ice Sheet Once Supported Tundra Ecosystem, New Study Reveals
At a Glance Once considered unchanging for millions of years, Greenland’s ice sheet has a new story. A…
The Sky Wasn’t Always Blue
The color of Earth’s sky has changed over time due to the presence and activities of different life…
Ferns and flowers bribe helpful ant defenders with nectar, but ferns developed this ability much later – our study shows why
Ants foraging for nectar on a Bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum). Jacob S. Suissa, CC BY-ND Jacob S. Suissa,…
A rhino died after a volcano erupted. Something remarkable was left behind.
A rhino-shaped cavity in pillow basalt near Blue Lake formed when lava cooled around a rhino carcass 15…
Unravelling life’s origin: five key breakthroughs from the past five years
MisFluffy/Shutterstock Seán Jordan, Dublin City University and Louise Gillet de Chalonge, Dublin City University There is still so…
Watch 4.5 Billion Years Pass By In an Hour
Our planet has been around for a long time, and it’s understandably a struggle trying to warp that…
Yes, “Doggerland” Is a Real Place—And Its Role in Human Evolution and Dispersion Is Critical
Coastal strollers along British beaches have occasionally reported sightings of old wooden tools and even human bones along…