How hot is Earth’s core?
When Earth first formed around 4.5 billion years ago, it was a ball of molten rock. Over time, heavier elements, like iron and nickel, sank...
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Indigenous Americans’ DNA reveals how natural selection affected people who moved into Earth’s ‘final frontier’
Humans migrated to South America in three distinct waves over the course of thousands of years, a new large-scale analysis of Indigenous Americans’ DNA reveals....
Artemis II officially leaves Earth’s orbit on the way to the moon
NASA’s Artemis II mission successfully lifted off from Florida’s Space Coast Wednesday (April 1) around 6:35 p.m. EDT. But today (Thursday) marked the mission’s next...
Human-driven climate change is slowing Earth’s rotation at a rate not seen in 3.6 million years
Human-driven climate change is slowing Earth’s rotation at a rate not seen in 3.6 million years, with sea level rise increasing the length of days...
Can you see Earth’s shadow?
Wherever there’s light and an object, there’s a shadow. By blocking sunlight, Earth casts a shadow, too. But can you see Earth’s shadow? Astronomers told...
Vanishing lakes in Tibet may have triggered earthquakes by awakening faults in Earth’s crust
Vanishing lakes in southern Tibet may have triggered earthquakes in the region by “awakening” long-dormant faults in Earth’s crust, researchers say. The finding adds to...