Earth
Multiple studies address riddles of the Moon's origin
Posted in Science on 9th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
The Moon may have been formed by a collision between Earth and an object that was strikingly similar in composition to our own planet.
Scientists fly kites on Earth to study Mars
Posted in Science on 16th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller
A kite, equipped with off-the-shelf instruments such as a camera, a GPS, and orientation sensors, can scan the terrain from high above.
Could dark matter cause some mass extinctions?
Posted in Science on 21st Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
In Earths path through our Galaxy, dark matter may perturb comets and lead to heating in the Earths core, both of which could be connected with mass extinctions.
Ancient rocks show life could have flourished on Earth 3.2 billion years ago
Posted in Science on 17th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
A spark from a lightning bolt, interstellar dust, or a subsea volcano could have triggered the very first life on Earth. But what happened next?
New research hints at Earth's inner core having its own inner core
Posted in Science on 10th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
What the researchers found took them by surprise. The inner core is far more complex than previously thought, with the seismic wave data indicating two distinct parts.