Scientists call for global treaty to eliminate space junk in Earth's orbit
Scientists have called for a legally-binding treaty to ensure Earth’s orbit isn’t irreparably harmed by expansion of the global space travel
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Joseph Shavit
- Mar 4
Researchers predict the Earth’s future by revealing its last 100 million years
Scientists today have published new research revealing a detailed and dynamic model of the Earth’s surface over the past 100 million years.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 27
The Earth can stabilize run-away climate change on its own, surprising study finds
The Earth’s climate has undergone some big changes, from global volcanism to planet-cooling ice ages and dramatic shifts in solar radiation.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 13
Scientists detect new molten rock layer hidden just below the Earth's surface
Scientists have discovered a new layer of partly molten rock under the Earth’s crust that might help settle a long-standing debate.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 11
Scientists answer the fundamental question of how life on Earth began
Chemical evolution was first proposed in the 1920s as the idea that life first originated with the formation of macromolecules.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 9
Moon dust can help protect the Earth from climate change
As humanity emits more greenhouse gases, the Earth's atmosphere traps more of the sun's energy, which steadily increases the Earth's temp.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 31
Scientists make major discovery in the search for life on other planets
An Earth-like planet orbiting an M dwarf could cause a major shift in the search for life on other planets.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 27
Earth can stabilize run-away climate change on its own, MIT study concludes
The Earth’s climate has undergone some big changes, from global volcanism to planet-cooling ice ages and dramatic shifts in solar radiation.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 26
Researchers identify the cause of Earth's last ice age
A new study led by University of Arizona researchers may have solved two mysteries that have long puzzled paleo-climate experts.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 4
Researchers look at blocking the sun to control global warming
It sounds like something out of a bad science fiction movie—artificially blocking sunlight to keep global warming from overheating the Earth
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 29, 2022
X-rays and diamonds reveal Earth's inner core secrets
Surprisingly we do not have much information about the center of the planet that we live on. What lies beneath our feet is not well known.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 26, 2022
Researchers identify the cause of Earth's last ice age
Where did the ice sheets that rang in the last ice age more than 100,000 years ago come from, and how could they grow so quickly?
Joshua Shavit
- Nov 25, 2022
Scientists identify the highest-ever recorded volcanic plume on Earth
Researchers confirmed that the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano produced the highest-ever recorded plume.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 24, 2022
Earth is currently experiencing it's 7th mass extinction
Earth is currently in the midst of a mass extinction, losing thousands of species each year, new UC Riverside research suggests.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 3, 2022
Arctic hydrothermal vent site could help in search for extraterrestrial life
Researchers believe that this vent could serve as a natural laboratory and substantially inform the search for extraterrestrial life.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 5, 2022
Key breakthrough links changes in length-of-day with climate prediction
Scientists made a key breakthrough in the quest to accurately predict fluctuations in the rotation of the Earth and so the length of the day
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 27, 2022
Fossil discovery rewrites history of life on Earth, study finds
Findings suggest a variety of microbial life may have existed on primordial Earth, potentially 300 million years after the planet formed.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 10, 2022
Could more of Earth’s surface host life?
Earth is as friendly to life as any planet could possibly be — or is it? If Jupiter’s orbit changes, Earth could become more hospitable.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 21, 2022
Scientists discover how the Earth and moon formed
Scientists use modern rocks, moon samples and meteorites to figure out when and how the Earth and moon formed and what they had looked like.
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 16, 2022
What a Martian meteorite can teach us about Earth’s origins
Researchers found the martian origin of the 4.48-billion-year-old Black Beautymeteorite, whose origin is one of the oldest regions of Mars.
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