Ever since the term “Snowball Earth” was first proposed in a 1992 paper, it has prompted substantial debate among scientists.

L ike many of us, Earth bears old pockmarks. Our planet’s crust has a band of ancient craters that formed around 465 million ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...

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Billions of years ago, Earth was home to extreme environments, including intense UV radiation, frequent volcanic eruptions, ...

Earth likely evolved in not just a special ... evolutionary steps but—at least in part—related to the co-evolution of the planet and its host star. I would anticipate the number of planets ...

In fact, before some fossil discoveries were made late in the 20th century, it was considered unknowable ... and Earth takes shape. Meteors and other galactic debris shower the planet over ...

An international team led by researchers in Japan and Europe has discovered a new multi-planet system around a Sun-like star, ...

Using your smartphone or other computer devices, a set of cloud-based virtual globes can let you visualise the geological evolution of planet Earth with unprecedented speed and ease of use.

The Drexel University master’s degree in Ecology, Evolution and Earth Systems (EEES) offers full- and part-time plans of study to meet the needs and career goals of students, such as those who would ...

The evolution of Earth’s life is often discussed and debated in terms of what’s happening on our planet. Life adjusts according to cooperation and competition, climate change and human impact.