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Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to ...

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A new study highlights how life possibly evolved prior to and during the rise of Earth’s oxygenated atmosphere.

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A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause ...

If the scientists could very precisely measure the proportions of lutetium and halfnium in moon rocks compared to other ...

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It's actually good news that NASA spotted a sizable asteroid with a (small) chance of hitting Earth in 2032. It means our ...

A large asteroid is headed towards Earth – and could collide with us in just a few years. Known as Asteroid 2024 YR4, the nearly 200-foot space rock could hit just before Christmas of 2032, ...