Earliest evidence of a meteorite hitting Earth found in Australia
15 March 2023
Tiny pieces of stone found in a rock formation in Western Australia may be the oldest evidence of a meteorite impact on Earth, dating back nearly 3.5 billion years
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In 2023, we have many opportunities to build a better future
28 December 2022
The coming year will be a turning point for the Amazon rainforest, artificial intelligence and even our diets. Let's choose a more hopeful direction for humanity
A second asteroid may have struck Earth when the dinosaurs died out
17 August 2022
A possible impact crater under the sea off West Africa might have been made by a smaller piece that broke off the asteroid that wiped out most dinosaurs
The hunt for hidden impact craters that could reveal Earth’s deep past
2 August 2022
Geologist Ludovic Ferrière travels the world in search of undiscovered impact craters left behind by asteroids and comets striking Earth. He tells us how he finds them
Reclassification of Earth's minerals reveals 4000 more than we thought
1 July 2022
Some scientists suggest minerals should be reorganised by the methods that make them, which would increase the known number of minerals on Earth by 75 per cent
What are the mysterious continent-sized lumps deep inside Earth?
4 May 2022
For decades, planetary scientists have been trying to understand the origins of two colossal geological anomalies inside our planet. New insights suggest they could be leftovers from a cosmic collision
Geologists to pinpoint official birthplace of the Anthropocene in 2022
25 January 2022
Whether we are in a new geological epoch is still up for debate, but geologists have almost decided where on Earth should be the official birthplace of the Anthropocene
Don’t Look Up review: The funniest climate change movie so far
13 December 2021
Netflix disaster-satire film Don’t Look Up is a cathartic and hilarious allegory of humanity's hapless efforts to deal with climate change.
Mysterious origin of Earth's water may be explained by solar wind
29 November 2021
Evidence from asteroids shows that charged particles from the sun can turn dust grains into water – a process that could be useful for space exploration too
The lost fossil meteorites carrying the secrets of Earth’s past
18 August 2021
Fossil meteorites are one of the hardest geological treasures to discover – but now a spate of finds is revealing surprises about Earth’s ancient atmosphere
