The Earth’s ‘young’ phase might have been much shorter than we assume.
The moon is moving away from Earth and this is making days longer
Early Earth had 5-hour days.
Amazing views of Earth captured by NOAA’s latest weather satellite
The level of detail is exceptional.
Making babies on Mars will be challenging and might even lead to a new species of humans
Are we ready for the biggest ethical challenges mankind has ever faced?
Despite their violent impacts, asteroids could still deposit water on Earth
Ever wondered where the water you drink truly comes from?
Japan stumbles upon massive, “semi-infinite” underwater treasure trove of rare earth elements
Cheaper smartphones ahoy!
NASA Explores the Use of Robotic Bees on Mars
Marsbees could cover a lot more ground on the Red Planet than sluggish rovers.
Silicon-based life on Earth? Only artificially, so far — but maybe natural on other planets
A team of researchers forced bacteria to create carbon-silicon bonds, and their experiment showcases why life on our planet chose carbon.
The moon may have formed from a giant spinning donut of vaporized rock
Homer Simpson is drooling over this story.
The Search for Alien Life: We Have Been Looking in the Wrong Places
If there are any, aliens should be less conspicuous and charismatic-looking than most people think.
Ever wanted to see how far apart the Earth and the Moon are? Well, now you can
It’s not exactly accurate, but it’s a dazzling display.
The Earth whispers in a low hum that’s now been recorded for the 1st time underwater
This planet is restless to its core.
NASA records 20 years of changing seasons in new global map
The ebb of 20 years worth of seasons condensed in 2.5 minutes.
The Ever-changing and Skepticized Van Allen Belts
Each of the two belts surrounds the Earth in a sort of doughnut-shaped formation.
Ancient cosmic collissions between small bodies could explain quirk of early solar system formation
Early Earth could have lost as much as 40% of its mass during collisional growth.
Follow the last 30 years of humanity shaping the planet through the eyes of Google’s Timelapse
Bird’s eye view.
Power lines over Lake Pontchartrain elegantly demonstrate the curvature of Earth
Set, Game, and Match, flat-earthers!
Uranus has a magnetosphere that turns on and off every day
Not all planets are as lucky as Earth.
Why 7.5 billion people on Earth is bad news
We are legion!
Silica rains helped form Earth’s crust four and a half billion years ago
Talk about hailstone, right?