The Earth as we know it today is the result of billions of years of geological activity, where continents have shifted, ...

NASA's Don Pettit has been back on Earth for a couple of months but he's still got some amazing photos to share ...

First human species: Homo habilis, which lived from about 2.0 to 1.6 million years ago. Number of species on Earth: Around 9 million. You can thank evolution for the diversity of life, from ...

A popular model of evolution concludes that it was incredibly unlikely for humanity to evolve on Earth, and that extraterrestrial intelligence is vanishingly rare.

Perhaps the story of life on Earth is shaped not only by events on our planet but also by those unfolding among the stars. A 2.5-million-year-old clue emerges The Supernova 1987a, unrelated to the ...

A view of Google Earth shows 3d coverage and photos. (Courtesy Modern Mapping) While the Roundshot still gets plenty of use by Del Tufo’s Moonloop Photography business, the evolution of Google Earth ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding could upend what’s known of their evolution.

Ancient diamonds shine light on the evolution of Earth. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 10 / 231018161911.htm. University of the Witwatersrand.

Astronauts take hundreds of stunning photos from the International Space Station. This year's best snapshots reveal both Earth and space in glorious detail. Check out astronauts' views of eclipses ...

Earth is missing a huge part of its crust. Now we may know why. A fifth of Earth’s geologic history might have vanished because planet-wide glaciers buried the evidence.