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Scientists Built a Tool That Lets You Look Millions of Years Into Your Home’s Past

What did your patch of Earth look like?

05.03.26

By Luis Prada
Tech

The Oldest Color Ever Discovered Is 1.1 Billion Years Old

07.10.18

By Daniel Oberhaus
Tech

Canada Might Be the Best Place to Learn About Ancient Earth

03.16.17

By Farnia Fekri
Tech

Earth’s Earliest Animals Looked Just Like Plants

08.11.14

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

It’s a Good Thing Early Earth’s Magma Oceans Only Melted Half the Planet

06.10.14

By Jason Koebler

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A 2015 Bethesda RPG Is Getting a Major Update Next Week

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Nothing pairs so well with a sub as a nice soundbar. Well, maybe chips and a soda.

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Music

18 Years Ago, One of Pop’s Most Notorious Moguls Was Sentenced to Over Two Decades in Prison for Scamming Pretty Much Everyone

Lou Pearlman created some of the biggest boy bands of the 90s, but he also ran America’s longest Ponzi scheme.

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Your Summer Cocktails Are Missing This One Ingredient (Get Recipes Here)

These Vita Coco-based cocktails prove coconut water belongs in your bar cart.

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Death From Above 1979 Announce 2026 North American Tour

The heavy indie rock duo will set out on 28 dates across North America this fall.

2 hours ago

By Nick Stockton