Archeology
What was Earth like in the age of giant insects?
More than 300 million years ago, before the age of giant dinosaurs, Earth was home to giant insects.
Ancient Earth
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Scientists believe that aliens may be indigenous to Earth
In recent years, some scholars have proposed an interesting hypothesis: Mysterious alien visitors do not actually come from distant galaxies but are products of Earth it…
Archeology
'Fainting' at the appearance of ancient Earth creatures, looking like alien monsters
The Cambrian explosion, which occurred about 542 million years ago, is one of the most 'impressive' events when it comes to the history of life on this planet. A few spe…
Archeology
Find out the 'alien force' that slows down the development of the planet
A team of scientists from the US and Japan has found traces of a series of ancient asteroids that hit the Earth during the Paleozoic, causing the Earth to become breathl…
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The Earth's atmosphere 300 million years ago was much dustier than it is today
According to experts, what remains is silicate minerals like clay and quartz, which are thought to have invaded the atmosphere in the form of particles - the dust partic…
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The earth used to be a sphere
The announcement by Australian and American scientists can make us change the way we think about Earth's formation 4.5 billion years ago.
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The chaotic magnetic field of the ancient Earth
The Earth once had more than two magnetic poles in the past and the magnetism of the magnetosphere was much weaker than that of the Sun today.
Space science
The ancient Earth is like the moon of Jupiter
Our planet 4 billion years ago is very likely to be like the moon Io is always busy with Jupiter's volcanic activity.
Environment
Explore the mysterious missing mountains and oceans
Professor Van Hinsbergen and his team at Utrecht University hope their complete map will reproduce the panoramic image of the Earth's geology.
Environment
Tsunami of nearly 100m each swept the Earth
The world today is more likely to be shaped by a giant tsunami nearly 100 meters high caused by meteorites.