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Watch 4 Billion Years of Earth’s Evolution in 4 Minutes
Artist David A. Roberts created this mesmerizing video of the past and future of an Earth simulacrum.
We Talked to David Attenborough About the Pandemic and Why He Still Has Hope for the Planet
Nature’s most famous voice is back. We asked him about palm oil, conservation and COVID (plus other interesting stuff).
NASA Scientists Find That Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa May Glow in the Dark
Europa is one of the few bodies in our solar system that has the potential to host some form of life.
Scientists Discovered an 'Improbable' World That Shouldn't Exist
This Neptune-sized exoplanet, which inexplicably exists in an ultrahot 'Neptune desert,' could provide researchers with answers they've been seeking for years.
Venus Is Erupting with Active Volcanoes, Scientists Find
A new international study identifies 37 volcanic hotspots, or coronae, which scientists say are currently erupting with lava flows.
Scientists Have Observed the Exposed Core of a Giant Planet
If a normal planet is an avocado, then all that remains (or maybe all that ever existed) of the bizarre planet TOI-849B is the pit.
Scientists Captured a Planet's Birth and It Is Terrifying and Beautiful
The new image could be the first direct evidence of the site of a planet's fiery birth in interstellar space.
Scientists Discover a ‘One in a Million’ Super-Earth Near the Centre of the Galaxy
A ‘year’ here lasts almost twice as long as Earth.
Scientists Explain Why Coronavirus Isn't Good for the Climate
"Electricity has not gone away, the internet is still going strong, and power generation is a third of the carbon emissions.”
There Might Be a Second Super-Earth Orbiting the Star Closest to Our Sun
Scientists traced another super-Earth around the Proxima Centauri, a red dwarf star only 4.2 light-years away.
New Oxygen-Hunting Technique Could Tell If Distant Planets Are ‘Alive or Not’
"Oxygen is one of the most exciting molecules to detect because of its link with life, but we don't know if life is the only cause of oxygen in an atmosphere.”
Scientists Found a Planet Orbiting a Dead Star, a Glimpse Into Our Future
Astronomers have discovered a giant planet orbiting a white dwarf for the first time, giving us a new place to look for planets and a rare glimpse into the future of our Solar System.