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Futurism
1 week ago
OMG science

Earthquakes Caused by Mysterious Blobs Inside Earth, Scientists Say

The collision between Earth and Theia may have left mysterious blobs that led to the development of plate tectonics, crucial for life on Earth. [ more ]
www.npr.org
1 week ago
OMG science

Venus and Earth used to look like 'twin' planets. What happened?

Venus is Earth's closest sibling planet, not Mars, in terms of size, composition, and distance. [ more ]
Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
5 months ago
OMG science

Our fragile moment: how lessons from Earth's past can help us survive the climate crisis | Michael Mann - video - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment

Climate change threatens the conditions on Earth that allowed humans to thrive.
The drying of the tropics and cooling episodes in the past created opportunities for human development.
Human civilization remains viable within a narrow envelope of climate variability. [ more ]
Washington Post
1 week ago
Science

Mysterious blobs inside Earth triggered plate tectonics, study suggests

A giant impact on Earth billions of years ago may have created mysterious blobs in the Earth's interior that contributed to plate tectonics. [ more ]
InsideEVs
1 week ago
Science

Lucid's $48,000 Midsize EV Might Be Called 'Earth,' Trademark Reveals

Lucid Motors plans to introduce a new midsize electric vehicle named 'Earth' in 2026, positioned as its most affordable model competing with Tesla's Model Y. [ more ]
The New Yorker
5 months ago
Books

Circling the Planet, Looking for God

Literary predecessors never had the opportunity to see the view from an airplane window.
NASA's space missions in the 1960s brought a new perspective of Earth as seen from space. [ more ]
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