The way Earth’s surface moves has a bigger impact on shifting the climate than we knew

Earth has experienced many icehouse and greenhouse climates. A new study shows how they connect to plate tectonics.

Sun releases the largest solar radiation storm ‘in over 20 years,’ forecasters say

A powerful flare has unleashed a severe solar storm that could cause auroras and satellite disruptions on Earth.
Natural History Museum

We’ve finally discovered when sponges appeared on Earth

Studies looking at how sponges have evolved on a molecular level have suggested that spicules should be present over 700 ...
The Times Leader

Mummified cheetahs found in Saudi caves shed light on lost populations

Cheetahs once roamed across most of Africa and parts of Asia, but now live in just 9% of their previous range and haven’t been spotted across the Arabian Peninsula for decades. That’s likely due to ...

'Super-Earth' exoplanet discovery is real, but it isn't sending 'strange signals'

The supposed "strange signals" were not mysterious at all, but commonly observed transit signals, according to NASA.
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Was the Red Planet once blue? New evidence points to an ancient ocean on Mars

Mars may have once possessed an ocean at least as large as Earth's Arctic Ocean, a new study suggests. Previous research ...