Earth
Small oxygen jump helped enable early animals take first breaths
Posted in Science on 25th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
The discovery calls into question the theory that a dramatic change in oxygen level was responsible for the appearance of complicated life like whales, sharks, and squids.
'Earth 2.0' found in NASAs latest Kepler telescope haul
Posted in Science on 23rd Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
Kepler-452b orbits at a similar distance from its star, though its radius is 60% larger. Mission scientists said they believed it was the most Earth-like planet yet.
Earth's colossal crater count complete
Posted in Science on 28th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
A new study suggests that all of the big impact craters on the planet's surface have been found, leaving none to be discovered.
Fossils explain how life coped during snowball Earth
Posted in Featured, Science on 16th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
The fossils could speak to how life coped in the Cryogenian period, when glaciers held most of Earth in a frozen grip.
How Planet Hunters are Going to Find the Next Earth With Space Telescopes
Posted in Science on 18th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
Twenty years ago, discovering another Earth sounded like a science fictional dream. But astronomers now believe we might do just that.