The Zhamanshin impact event was likely much more destructive than thought

Earth and the course of life on Earth have been shaped by impacts. Scientists have uncovered links between massive impacts ...
Earth.com

Meteor impacts may have helped spark life on Earth

Scientists explain how simple chemicals, deep sea vents, and meteor impacts may have helped life begin on Earth.
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First-ever full Earth system simulation provides new tool to understand climate change

ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today presented a 26-member team with the ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modeling in recognition of their project "Computing the Full Earth System at 1 ...
Psychology Today

Goose Bumps When Gazing Back at Planet Earth

What happens to our skin, heart rate and respiration when Earth comes into view? A recent study tested this for astronauts ...
The Conversation

Cubic zirconia only forms under extreme temperatures, like those produced when an asteroid impacts Earth

When high-velocity asteroids land on the Earth, they can form a meteor impact crater. Such collisions have occurred throughout Earth’s history and still occur on other planetary bodies today. While ...