Scientists Found 10 Million-Year-Old Remnants of a Massive Kilonova in the Bottom of the Ocean
Plutonium discovered at the bottom of the ocean was found to be refuse from a kilonova that exploded close to Earth 10 million years ago. Kilonovas occur when binary neutron stars spiral closer and ...
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A giant extraterrestrial 'wave' hit Earth 14 million years ago — and may have dramatically altered our planet's climate
Our solar system's journey around the center of the Milky Way takes it through varying galactic environments, and one may ...
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Dinosaurs: Facts about the reptiles that roamed Earth more than 66 million years ago
Dinosaurs are the extinct relatives of birds that roamed the lands and seas of ancient Earth. They first appeared around 240 ...
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62 million years ago this mysterious mammal called Earth home
Newly analyzed fossil skeleton of Mixodectes pungens reveals its tree-dwelling lifestyle, dietary habits, and ties to ...
Volcanic activity billions of years ago set the stage for Earth's oxygen-rich atmosphere, research suggests
It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years due to a relatively rapid ...
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Earth’s Oceans Were Green a Billion Years Ago. They Could Soon Be Green Again.
From 3 billion years ago to roughly 600 million years ago—right at the dawn of complex life on the planet—the Earth’s oceans would’ve been significantly more green than they are today.