For millions of years, Earth’s shifting plates have shaped continents, ... Scientists discover tectonic 'mega-plate' that disappeared 20 million years ago. Story by Joseph Shavit ...

Earth Had a Ring 466 Million Years Ago, ... An artist’s rendering of the Earth surrounded by a temporary ring of debris 466 million years ago. ... By Becky Ferreira. Published Sept. 20, 2024 ...

Earth may have had a ring made up of a broken asteroid over 400 million years ago, a study finds. The Saturn-like feature could explain a climate shift at the time.

Scientists studying the geology of the Ordovician Period about 466 million years ago report evidence that Earth's ring system created a telltale pattern of impact craters, ...

Anyone living on Earth between 720 million and 635 million years ago probably would've needed a jacket. Geologists have long suspected that Earth's temperature dropped dramatically during this ...

Some 700 million years ago, Earth might have looked something like this. (Image credit: NASA) Anyone living on Earth between 720 million and 635 million years ago probably would've needed a jacket.

Fresh paleomagnetic data from Italy shows Earth's crust tipped and corrected itself 84 million years ago, confirming true polar wander. (CREDIT: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio) ...

Most dinosaurs suddenly went extinct about 66 million years ago after an asteroid struck Earth. You can see evidence of this impact at the Chicxulub crater on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico ...

Toledano & Chan’s Brutalist-inspired wristwatch is made from part of the Muonionalusta meteorite, which was scattered around northern Scandinavia by the force of its collision with Earth.

From 3 billion years ago to roughly 600 million years ago—right at the dawn of complex life on the planet—the Earth’s oceans would’ve been significantly more green than they are today.