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Once it rained for 2 million years straight and it changed Earth forever

F or two million years, Earth witnessed constant rain that changed the planet significantly, resulting in 2 million years of rainfall, which even led to a rise in dinosaur populations. Researchers ...

Life on Earth May Be Thanks to a Lucky Planetary Collision

Early Earth lacked life’s essentials until a collision with Theia added them. This chance event made life possible. After the ...
CNN

Scientists say they’ve found a site that marks a new chapter in Earth’s history

Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Scientists have identified the ...
Phys.org

Hidden patterns in geological time revealed: Earth's variability saturates at a half-billion years, study finds

A new international study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters reveals that the boundaries between geological epochs and periods, even though randomly distributed, follow a hidden, ...
Science News

You’re living in a new geologic age. It’s called the Meghalayan

mehg-a-LAY-an n. The newly named current geologic age that started 4,200 years ago. Welcome to the Meghalayan, our geologic here and now. It’s one of three newly designated ages divvying up the ...
The New York Times

Are We in the ‘Anthropocene,’ the Human Age? Nope, Scientists Say.

A panel of experts voted down a proposal to officially declare the start of a new interval of geologic time, one defined by humanity’s changes to the planet. By Raymond Zhong The Triassic was the dawn ...