Long before continents, oceans, or life Earth was a molten inferno. The Hadean Eon (4.6 to 4.0 billion years ago) was a time of endless meteor impacts, volcanic seas, and a choking atmosphere. This ...

Watch the Earth's tectonic plates grow, shrink, and jostle for position in this new model of the last billion years on the ...

According to a new study, Earth’s atmosphere might have been more important for the origin of life story than we gave it ...

As temperatures rise, the air develops an “extra thirst” for water from soil, rivers, lakes, and plants. This AED is the key ...