Human evolution is a story writ slow. It’s been about 3.8 billion years since life on Earth emerged and steadily began to ...

New research reveals that Earth’s so-called “Boring Billion” was a time of dramatic change beneath the surface.

Far from boring, this period saw the reorganization of deep Earth in manners that prepared the way for life to grow complex.

Experts claim the Sun's eventual expansion into a red giant will spell disaster for the Earth, possibly bringing about its ...

A study led by researchers from the University of Sydney and the University of Adelaide has revealed how the breakup of an ...

Scientists have traced the origins of complex life to the breakup of the supercontinent Nuna 1.5 billion years ago. This ...

In a few billion years, our Sun will become so violently hot that it could wipe out all life in the Milky Way. Yet, ...

Hidden deep in ancient rocks, scientists have found the surviving traces of Earth’s first form—unchanged for 4.5 billion ...

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Earth has just acquired a new best friend in space – a small asteroid named 2025 PN7. Not quite a moon, it has been moving in quiet company with our planet for decades, pacing our planet in nearly ...

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, scientists have recreated "cosmic fireballs" here on Earth in a particle accelerator.The ...