“There’s more than a billion years that’s gone,” said Barra Peak, co-author of a 2021 study on this puzzling gap in Earth’s ...

Compared to previous theories, the current research emphasizes the complexity of the biological and chemical processes that brought about life.

The Great Unconformity is a major gap in Earth's geologic record. The missing layer between Precambrian and Cambrian rocks ...

When the supercontinent Pangea began to fragment around 200 million years ago during the Early Jurassic, it reshaped the face of the planet. Vast new oceans opened, continents drifted apart and the ...

CBSE class 10 board exams are scheduled from February 17, 2026, which means there is little time to revise subjects now that the exams are going to start soon. For a quick revision of the English ...

NASA announced on February 5, 2026, the selection of two next-generation Earth science missions, STRIVE and EDGE, for continued development under its Earth System Explorers Program. These missions aim ...

With plans for 25 international hubs, the Earth BioGenome Project is poised to increase global genomics capacity and deliver high-quality reference genomes, argues Dr Paul Flicek, The Jackson ...

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SAR11 bacteria dominate the world’s oceans by being incredibly efficient, shedding genes to survive in nutrient-poor waters. But that extreme streamlining appears to backfire when conditions change.

The presence of a planetary magnetic field is an important ingredient for habitability. The coexistence of a solid and a liquid core can facilitate the maintenance of a compositionally driven dynamo; ...

TOKYO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Japan's government said on Monday that it has successfully retrieved rare-earth-rich seabed mud for the first time from depths of around 6 km (4 miles) during a test mission.

These chemical oddities may explain why Earth seems to be deficient in certain elements — and could prove useful in catalysts and more. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...