Scientists have revealed that some of Earth’s atmosphere may have been brought to the planet by comets billions of years ago. The mystery of how the Earth’s atmosphere was formed has long baffled ...

Footprints on the Moon don't disappear… That’s because, unlike on Earth, there is no wind or water to erode the footprints. There is no wind or water because the Moon has no atmosphere ...

The atmosphere not only nourishes life on Earth, but it also protects it: It's thick enough that many meteorites burn up before impact from friction, and its gases—such as ozone—block DNA ...

Fossils Life processes can change the composition of the atmosphere. Fossils can tell scientists what living things were around at different times in Earth’s history. Evidence of early plants ...

In addition to that, some scientists worry that the amount of metal that will be burning up in Earth's atmosphere as old satellites are deorbited could trigger unpredictable changes to the planet ...

A team of scientists have drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles to Antarctic bedrock to reach ...

"See To Believe uncovers the forgotten, mind-blowing facts that will leave you questioning everything. Follow wild stories of ...

This means that it causes an effect like the glass in a greenhouse, trapping heat and warming up the inside. This effect is important: without the CO 2 that naturally exists in the atmosphere, Earth ...

"See To Believe uncovers the forgotten, mind-blowing facts that will leave you questioning everything. Follow wild stories of mysterious creatures, ancient civilizations, how tech impacts our world in ...

Researchers have shed new light on the role played by carbon dioxide in the warming and cooling of planet Earth. A team from ...

Some three billion years ago, the Earth's atmosphere was virtually devoid of oxygen. At about 2.4 billion years ago, oxygen was released from the seas as a byproduct of photosynthesis by ...