How earth evolved

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Our planet has never stood still over billions of years.

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30 January, 2025

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Mysterious ‘surge’ under earth’s crust could reshape world map, study claims

A heartbeat-like pulse has been discovered beating deep beneath East Africa – and it’s ripping the continent apart. The strange thumping is caused by a rhythmic surge of molten mantle rock rising and

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Melting glaciers could trigger volcanic eruptions around the globe

Melting glaciers could make volcanic eruptions more explosive and ...

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The other humans

It all used to be so simple. The story of how we – that is Homo sapiens, today’s humans – emerged from Africa and spread across what’s become Europe and Asia was a neat, straightforward narrative. It

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The world’s dams hold so much water they’ve shifted earth’s poles

Showcasing the incredible world we live in

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The planets that shouldn’t exist

Isn’t it amazing that astronomy – humanity’s oldest science – continues to generate such a delightful amount of new knowledge? Seeing as we’ve been studying the motion of the stars for a good long whi