Earth was a frozen wasteland. Then, rising CO2 caused a catastrophic thaw, turning Earth into a "slushy" planet.

Using a new method and baseline time period to analyze human-caused climate change, researchers have found the Earth has ...

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Scientists have long wondered how the first cell membranes formed from the primordial soup—a new study offers up a recipe.

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life.

Climate change is the long-term shift in the Earth's average temperatures and weather conditions. Over the last decade, the ...

Dr. Perrin co-led a study that shows adding text messaging and digital feedback alongside traditional health counseling can help to prevent obesity in very young children. This, in turn, prevents life ...

Solar geoengineering refers to proposals to reduce global warming by reflecting a portion of sunlight back into space before it reaches the Earth’s surface. In its best-known form, this means ...

Japan just launched the world's first wooden satellite into orbit, and it could completely change the future of space ...

For those just coming for a spell, it’s a bucket list tourist destination. But as Blomdahl knows, life in Svalbard isn’t easy ...

“The Proxis was a perfect passenger for our flight,” Sent Into Space’s Head of Projects, D., Chris Rose said. “Incredibly ...

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