The paper identification process was robust with major databases used and a PRISMA diagram included in the paper. All types of studies were involved (otherwise I suspect there would have been very few ...

Their results reveal that Earth’s oxygen-rich phase is just a short chapter in its total life span—only about 20 to 30 percent of the time it has hosted life. Once this oxygen phase ends ...

Fresh measurements from ancient crystals now reveal just how close Earth came to a magnetic stall. They also strengthen the suspicion that a waning field set the stage for the rise of complex life.

"Eventually, all life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun," he said. "The sun is gradually expanding, so we do at some point need to be a multi-planet civilization because Earth will be ...

While life could theoretically exist in such an atmosphere, it would be drastically different from what we know. Kazumi Ozaki noted that previous estimates suggested Earth's biosphere would end in ...

The Weather Channel reports that the Earth’s moon is moving further away from our planet, albeit at an extremely slow pace. NASA scientists have found that our natural satellite is inching away ...

You meet. You fall in love. You get married. But if your wedding isn't the fun hang you envisioned, should all future anniversary celebrations go kaput? And if you're not looking forward to your ...

In doing so, he says, life on Earth has likely performed about 10 60 elementary logical operations over its 4.5-billion-year history. “This work connects the dots among the great pillars of ...

rex survived the mass extinction of dinosaurs that occurred 66 million years ago when a large meteor hit the Earth. How would a T ... The climate was warmer, and plant life was lush and diverse.

But a new study confirms that within these seemingly barren soils, life is waiting patiently for ... the Atacama may look paradise. But by Earth standards, the Chilean desert is hellishly dry.

Make life not just uncomfortable, but impossible. Take away the oxygen. “For many years, the lifespan of Earth's biosphere has been discussed based on scientific knowledge about the steadily ...