Earth is constantly bombarded by fragments of rock and ice, also known as meteoroids, from outer space. Most of the…
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The origin of life on Earth is still enigmatic, but we are slowly unravelling the steps involved and the necessary…
It’s been 30 years since a group of scientists led by Carl Sagan found evidence for life on Earth using data from instruments…
Our Sun is a steady and everlasting companion. Reliable like a clock, its apparent passage across the sky allows us…
Viewed from the Voyager 1 space probe as it passed beyond the edge of the solar system, Earth and Venus…
Life on Earth owes its existence to photosynthesis – a process which is 2.3 billion years old. This immensely fascinating…
Most diamonds are formed deep inside Earth and brought close to the surface in small yet powerful volcanic eruptions of…
Not so long ago, Earth’s interior was thought to be made up of four layers: the crust, mantle, (liquid) outer…
Our Earth is structured sort of like an onion – it’s one layer after another. Starting from the top down,…
At about 10 o’clock on the night of February 28 2021, a fireball streaked through the sky over England. The…