Scientists recently identified the oldest material on Earth: stardust that's 7 billion years old, tucked away in a massive, ...

A "baby" planet that astronomers recently observed some 430 light-years from Earth may be the youngest planet ever discovered. Forming an estimated 3 million years ago, the planet may seem old to us.

Roughly four and a half billion years ago the planet Theia slammed into Earth, destroying Theia, melting large fractions of ...

Earth has existed for more than 4 billion years without present-day humans. In the past, dinosaurs and cavemen never used its plentiful natural resources. Today, with 8 billion humans on this planet, ...

Discover how researchers uncovered the oldest water on Earth and what it revealed about life billions of years ago.

Scientists uncover new evidence of early life on Earth using advanced molecular analysis and machine learning.

A machine-learning-enhanced approach to chemical analysis is drastically expanding the chemical record of life on Earth, and ...

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