A new international study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters reveals that the boundaries between geological epochs and periods, even though randomly distributed, follow a hidden, ...

A recently published paper opens an intriguing discussion: could Earth have been terraformed by advanced extraterrestrial beings? This bold hypothesis, while controversial, paves the way for fresh ...

But a 2020 study showed that, though enstatite chondrites don't contain water, they do contain hydrogen. In theory, then, the hydrogen they carried could have reacted with oxygen in the early Earth to ...

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We live in a rapidly warming world. Immense volumes of human-generated greenhouse gases are nudging Earth’s climate to a warmer and warmer state, further changing our planet as sea levels rise, living ...

Researchers have found evidence that Earth's core is leaking gold and other precious metals, according to a new study. The vast majority (99.9%) of Earth's gold and other precious metals are hidden in ...

To help rare elkhorn corals survive in Florida waters, coral researchers should place them in shallow ocean locations with fast currents, scientists explained in a recent publication. To help rare ...

A study published in the journal One Earth points out that risk assessments for diseases transmitted by infected animals ...