The Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago and has been continuously changing ever since. For instance, the Himalayas continue to ...

A new study reveals Earth's essential features formed within its first 100 million years, challenging long-held theories.

Dinosaurs had such an immense impact on Earth that their sudden extinction led to wide-scale changes in landscapes—including ...

Cells use proteins to make other proteins - new research could explain how the first proteins arose without other enzymes ...

Researchers in Japan have found that the parent asteroid of Ryugu, a near-Earth asteroid, retained water in ice form for ...

All species in the series draw inspiration from real living organisms and processes seen on Earth, but crank it up to the ...

A team of scientists has investigated how Earth’s twin became so inhospitable, and whether the same will happen to our planet ...

Ancient crystals reveal that Earth began recycling its crust and forming continents billions of years earlier than scientists ...

New simulations show carbon enabled Earth’s inner core to solidify under realistic cooling, solving the nucleation paradox.

Changes in rock formations from before and after the mass extinction event 66 million years ago may reflect how dinosaurs ...

Dinosaurs' extinction "re-engineered" Earth's surface, according to new research. The reptiles had such an "immense" impact ...

If you were to imagine all of Earth's history as just one day, as in Carl Sagan's cosmic calendar, humans wouldn't arrive ...