Earth history, as a scientific topic, encompasses the reconstruction and analysis of the planet’s physical, chemical, and biological evolution from its formation ~4.54 billion years ago to the present ...

An important paper was recently published in Science on “A 485 Million Year History of Earth’s Surface Temperature” by Emily Judd and others. This long-term record of Earth’s temperature over ...

It is often seen as the scourge of modern society, littering our highways, byways and beaches. But now a new study argues that modern plastics are also a valuable archive documenting activities and ...

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Early Eocene forest, Wyoming, U.S. Illustration by Julius Csotonyi, Smithsonian Institution Pollinators play a vital role in fertilising flowers, which grow into seeds and fruits and underpin our ...

14:36, Wed, Sep 17, 2025 Updated: 16:59, Wed, Sep 17, 2025 A study conducted on a near-Earth asteroid could call into question details we thought we knew about how our planet's oceans came to be, ...