The world's oldest continent that formed 4bn years ago is also the fastest moving
The continent drifts northeast at about 2.7 inches (7cm) per year - a rate so significant that GPS coordinates must be ...
An unexpected anomaly was found in the Pacific Ocean – and it could be a global time marker
Could this beryllium-10 anomaly in the Pacific mark the beginning of the modern global ocean circulation? If ocean currents ...
'This is a bold vision'; Davidson County plans to build major sports complex
Davidson County Commissioners are in the beginning stages of what they call a "bold vision." They plan to build a $65 million Sportsplex in Southmont just outside of Lexington.
Will There Be Enough Power to Remove Carbon From the Sky?
The direct air capture industry has ambitious plans to pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but it’s vying for limited ...
Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may not have been as unlikely as many scientists predicted
Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability ...
Research reveals how Earth got its ice caps
The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet's history and require many ...
Earth’s First Oceans Were an Acidic Hellscape – Here’s What Happened Next
How did Earth transform from a hostile, acidic ocean world to one that nurtured life? Scientists at Yale and in Singapore ...
Was the emergence of intelligent life on Earth just a fluke? Some scientists think not
Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to ...
Temperature and sea ice data consistent with human-driven climate change | Fact check
Extensive evidence, including global temperature and sea ice data, shows Earth's climate is changing due to human activity.
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Farmers used trash to grow crops in barren sand 1000 years ago
Crops don't generally thrive in desert-like ground, but 1000 years ago farmers in Israel utilised refuse such as ash and ...
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Surprising fossils suggest early animals survived outside of water
A new look at fossils from the Cambrian Period around 500 million years ago has revealed that some of the earliest animals spent time on mudflats that were sometimes exposed to the air – a find that c ...
Scientists baffled by radioactive 'blip' deep under the Pacific Ocean
Scientists have been left baffled after discovering something vast and radioactive lurking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean ...