Meteorites reveal likely origin of Earth’s volatile chemicals
Imperial College London press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE By analysing meteorites, Imperial researchers have uncovered the likely far-flung origin of ...
Tag: Earths
Mercury helps to detail Earth’s most massive extinction event
The Latest Permian Mass Extinction (LPME) was the largest extinction in Earth’s history to date, killing between 80-90% of life ...
Earth’s geological thermostat: how temperature-dependent silicate weathering helps steer the planet’s climate
The process of minerals in rocks being chemically broken down, or weathered – which plays a crucial role in controlling ...
Malformed seashells, ancient sediment provide clues about Earth’s past
EVANSTON, Ill. — Nearly 100 million years ago, the Earth experienced an extreme environmental disruption that choked oxygen from the ...
New multi-institutional project to examine the flow of the Earth’s mantle
The work of a team led by Visiting Research Scientist Chris Havlin and Assistant Professor Matthew Turk of the School ...
Changes in Earth’s orbit may have triggered ancient warming event
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Changes in Earth’s orbit that favored hotter conditions may have helped trigger a rapid global warming event ...
FSU researchers: Rapid fluctuations in oxygen levels coincided with Earth’s first mass extinction
Rapid changes in marine oxygen levels may have played a significant role in driving Earth’s first mass extinction, according to ...
Geobiologists shine new light on Earth’s first known mass extinction event 550 million years ago
A new study by Virginia Tech geobiologists traces the cause of the first known mass extinction of animals to decreased ...
Earth’s oldest stromatolites and the search for life on Mars
Boulder, Colo., USA: The earliest morphological traces of life on Earth are often highly controversial, both because non-biological processes can ...
How magnetism could help explain Earth’s formation
There are several theories about how the Earth and the Moon were formed, most involving a giant impact. They vary ...
New approach to ‘cosmic magnet’ manufacturing could reduce reliance on rare earths in low-carbon technologies
Researchers have discovered a potential new method for making the high-performance magnets used in wind turbines and electric cars without ...
Methane-eating ‘borgs’ have been assimilating earth’s microbes
In Star Trek, the Borg are a ruthless, hive-minded collective that assimilate other beings with the intent of taking over ...
Earth’s warming hole not indication of abrupt climate change event, study finds
A new study from scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science suggests ...
New University of Ottawa research demonstrates incredible connection between climate and Earth’s ability to replenish itself
Some 250 million years ago – long before dinosaurs roamed the earth – global warming and acid ocean caused by ...
Early collisional erosion modified Earth’s composition
The bulk elemental composition of Earth can’t be fully explained by compositional differences in its initial building blocks, according to ...
Atmospheric scientists study under-researched role of clouds in regulating Earth’s temperature
When you look up at the sky and examine the color and shape of the clouds, you can likely judge ...
Surprising discovery shows a slowing of continental plate movement controlled the timing of Earth’s largest volcanic events
Scientists have shed new light on the timing and likely cause of major volcanic events that occurred millions of years ...
Could more of Earth’s surface host life?
Of all known planets, Earth is as friendly to life as any planet could possibly be — or is it? ...
DOE announces $70 million to improve supercomputer model of earth’s climate system
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $70 million in funding for seven projects that will improve climate ...
Diamonds and rust at the Earth’s core-mantle boundary
Steel rusts by water and air on the Earth’s surface. But what about deep inside the Earth’s interior? The ...