Earth’s magnetic field plays a key ... at the center of the planet — once ranged from 500 million to 2.5 billion years ago. The research on the intensity of Earth’s magnetic field suggests ...

Complex, multicellular organisms emerged, setting the stage for the explosion of life on the planet over 500 million years ago in a time ... Nature Communications Earth & Environment, researchers ...

Over 500 million years ago, during the Ediacaran Period, complex, multicellular organisms emerged, paving the way for the explosion of life on Earth. Researchers have uncovered evidence indicating ...

A day on Earth was just 23.5 hours long, 70 million years ago. Researchers discovered this by studying the growth rings of ancient mollusk fossils. The findings could tell us more about or planet ...

High in Canada’s Rocky Mountains, the animals of an ancient ecosystem can be seen battling for life. The fossils of the Burgess Shale offer a glimpse at the incredible diversity of early life on ...

A crater at the edge of the Yucatán peninsula in Mexico was created by a massive asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago At the end of the Cretaceous Period 66 million years ago, an ...

The journey to Earth's vibrant colours began over 600 million years ago with the evolution of vision. Fast-forward to today, and this advancement has resulted in trichromatic vision, the ...