Earth's

Science & Nature Yes, even bigger than the dinosaurs. The post How blue whales became Earth’s largest creature—ever appeared first on Popular Science...Read MoreSarah Philip

Science & Nature Fossils from some of the oldest-known animals on Earth, dating from 574 million years ago (Ediacaran period), suggest that cloning, not...

Science & Nature Many species didn’t have much sex for millions of years. They didn’t need it. The post Sex jumpstarted Earth’s animal biodiversity appeared...

Science & Nature Science writer Hanne Strager explores how the trailblazing Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann overcame self-doubt to discover that Earth has a solid...

Science & Nature A new analysis of isotopic signatures across planets and meteorite parent bodies suggests our home world formed entirely from inner solar...

Science & Nature By tracing magnetic signals preserved in 3.5-billion-year-old rocks in Western Australia, geoscientists have found the oldest direct evidence yet that parts...

Science & Nature The post Earth’s ‘Gateway to Hell’ keeps getting bigger appeared first on Popular Science...Read MorePopular Science Team

Many celestial objects pass each year near to the Earth and can sometimes present a danger, such as this asteroid that is expected to collide with the Moon in 2032 . But in the next few years, a new companion might be orbiting Earth, and it will be necessary to monitor it closely. Named 2022