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Scientists have developed a new method for detecting traces of primordial life in ancient rock formations using potassium. …

A scientific approach has been used to re-identify huge birds etched into the desert plains of southern Peru …

Magnetic disturbances caused by phenomena like the northern lights can be tracked by a “social network” of ground-based …

In a new survey of the sub-seafloor off the U.S. Northeast coast, scientists have made a surprising discovery: a gigantic …

The huge magnetic field that surrounds the Earth, protecting it from radiation and charged particles from space — …

Scientists believe they have discovered the site of the biggest meteorite impact ever to hit the British Isles. …

The diamond on your finger is most likely made of recycled seabed cooked deep in the Earth. Traces …

Researchers have found evidence that an unremarkable prehistoric burial mound near Bordeaux, in southwest France, was re-used by …

Earth is bombarded every year by rocky debris, but the rate of incoming meteorites can change over time. …

The opener to Matthew Walker’s TED Talk is not exactly what you’d expect to hear in a lecture …