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If Earth's history were a calendar year, humans would not appear until the last few minutes before midnight on Dec. 31.

Astronomers have discovered a rocky Earth-like planet around a white dwarf star, hinting at our planet's future about eight billion years from now.

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I squeeze my body through a gap – clambering on my hands, knees and stomach – until the slanted gash in the Earth opens into ... of the life that came before us, and of millennia of climate ...

Think back to the last time your home and neighborhood were plunged into darkness. That was Breck Parkman's experience for 10 nights when the 2017 Nuns and Tubbs fires cut power to his Sonoma County ...

Here’s a nostalgic look at classic cartoons that once ruled the airwaves. From classics in the 1950s and '60s to more recent ...

How Life Began on Earth: Modeling Earth's Ancient Atmosphere Oct. 31, 2024 — This model reveals how vastly different the atmosphere was on ancient Earth, and how life may have first ...

Blomdahl moved to Svalbard in 2015 and documents her unique life to millions of fascinated social media followers. She has now captured her home’s serenity, sparkling in shades of blue ...