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The Largest Extinction Event In Earth's History Occurred 250 Million Years Ago
Earth is no stranger to ... by the Chicxulub asteroid impact 65 million years ago was bad, think again. Travel back in time ...
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu could hit Earth in 157 years and set off a global ‘impact winter,’ study says
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...
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Weather-Changing El Niño Oscillation Is at Least 250 Million Years Old
“At times in the past, the solar radiation reaching Earth was about 2% lower than it is today, but the planet-warming CO2 was much more abundant, making the atmosphere and oceans way warmer than ...
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Scientists find ancient 250-million-year-old seafloor from the time of dinosaurs hidden in Earth’s mantle
University of Maryland scientists have found remnants of an ancient seafloor buried deep within Earth’s mantle ... of dinosaurs — approximately 250 million years ago. And it could redefine ...
Odds of asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 went up, but as expected: What to know about YR4
Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts notes while counterintuitive, the odds of impact go up before they drop to zero.
Initiative calls for global collaboration to reconstruct climate of past 100 million years
TIMES is the title of the international team's project, which is an acronym for "Time Integrated Matrix for Earth Sciences." ...
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Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move, and scientists just updated its position
Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.
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How long does it take to get to Mars?
A one-way trip to the Red Planet would take nine months but a return journey would be around three years ... be 250 million miles (401 million km) apart. The average distance between Earth ...