The table below sets out the time-scale of some of the major events in Earth history and developments in science and technology. It shows something of the parallel development of human ...

The Earth is really, really old. Over 4 1/2 billion years old, in fact. How do we begin to comprehend a number that large? It helps to put it on a more fathomable scale. Watch to see where Earth's ...

United Kingdom, Australia, and elsewhere. They intend to continue revealing important and impactful insights into Earth’s history.

A stunning composite image, made up of three years' worth of satellite photos, shows the ancient lava of Libya's Haruj volcanic field interspersed with patches of golden sand.

The authors also found evidence of w-shaped flood channels using seismic data and developed computer models to simulate how ...

Scientists all over the world are still debating. Let's take a look at the geological meaning of the word Anthropocene. The history of planet Earth is long: about 4.5 billion years. Scientists divide ...

Over the course of our planet's long history, Earth's climate has seen some dramatic shifts-and it will only continue to change. Our world is warming quickly due to large amounts of greenhouse ...

When the Doctor gets involved in Earth's history, the textbooks tend to get chucked out the Tardis door pretty quickly. Throughout its 58-year-history, the BBC time travelling series Doctor Who ...

This week, uncover some of the oldest ice on Earth, follow a dinosaur highway, learn how Pluto sealed the capture of its moon Charon with a “kiss,” and more.

Japanese scientists have created the first-ever long-term dataset about Earth's entire atmosphere, stretching all the way to space. They hope the project will help shed light on some little ...