Earth’s oceans weren’t always blue, scientists say
But while lifeless during that time, the planet was already covered by vast oceans dotted with hydrothermal vent systems that ...
600 Million Years Ago, an Asteroid Strike Shook the Planet – And Its Effects May Still Linger
Around 600 million years ago, Earth was home to strange, soft-bodied sea creatures, but a powerful asteroid impact in what is ...
New research sheds light on earliest days of Earth's formation
New research led by a York University professor sheds light on the earliest days of Earth's formation and potentially calls ...
How survivors spanned the globe after Earth's biggest mass extinction
Scientists don't call it the "Great Dying" for nothing. About 252 million years ago, upward of 80% of all marine species ...
Stanford Scientists Crack 252-Million-Year-Old Biodiversity Mystery
Stanford scientists found that dramatic climate changes after the Great Dying enabled a few marine species to spread globally ...
Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at JPL
The NEO Surveyor fulfills a 2005 act of Congress ordering NASA to catalog 90% of near-Earth objects larger than 459 feet (140 meters), which is roughly the size at which an asteroid could take out a ...
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Could dinosaurs still exist somewhere in the world?
A palaeontologist explains. Did all dinosaurs become extinct — killed when an asteroid hit the Earth 66 million years ago? Or could a few of them, somehow, have survived that mass extinction ...
Webb telescope spots galaxy at pivotal moment in the early universe
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified an ancient and faraway galaxy that provides evidence that an ...
How to plan the ultimate road trip along Arizona's historic stretch of Route 66
As the famed North American road gears up to celebrate its centenary, head to Arizona; home to the longest remaining stretch ...
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Did bank cheat Seminole children out of $800 million? Jury to decide
According to the lawsuit filed by the Tribe nearly a decade ago, there should have been no ... The Tribe is hoping to recover up to $800 million in lost potential revenue. Wachovia managed the ...
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Almost 7 Years Ago, Elon Musk Announced He'd Turn Tunnel Dirt Into 'Bricks For Low-Cost Housing.' Another One Of His Ideas That Fizzled Out?
This Startup Is On The Brink Of A Huge Disruption To The $654 Billion Industry – Invest In It Before It Fulfills 800 Pre-Orders On ... that will recycle the earth into useful bricks to be ...