Earth
Lessons From Ancient Earth’s Atmosphere: From Hostile to Hospitable
Will we ever understand how life got started on Earth? We've learned much about Earth's long, multi-billion-year history, but a…
An Otherworldly Cloud Over New Zealand
Filmmakers love New Zealand. Its landscapes evoke other worlds, which explains why so much of The Lord of the Rings…
Good News, the Ozone Layer Hole is Continuing to Shrink
Climate change is a huge topic and often debated across the world. We continue to burn fossil fuels and ignore…
This is What it Sounds Like When the Earth’s Poles Flip
Is there something strange and alien confined deep inside the Earth? Is it trying to break free and escape into…
Did Some of Earth’s Water Come from the Solar Wind?
The source of Earth's water is an enduring mystery that extends to exoplanets and the notion of habitability. In broad…
This Early Impact Devastated Life then Gave it a Boost
Most of us know about the impact that wiped out the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago. It's a scientific…
The Sun Has Reached Its Solar Maximum and it Could Last for One Year
For most of human history, the Sun appeared stable. It was a stoic stellar presence, going about its business fusing…
How a Nearby Supernova Left its Mark on Earth Life
When a massive star explodes as a supernova, it does more than release an extraordinary amount of energy. Supernovae explosions…
What Happens to the Climate When Earth Passes Through Interstellar Clouds?
Noctilucent clouds were once thought to be a fairly modern phenomenon. A team of researcher have recently calculated that Earth…
From Frozen to Sweltering: Earth’s Climate Over the Last 485 Million Years
Earth's last half-billion years were action-packed. During that time, the climate underwent many changes. There have been changes in ocean…