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Interactive: What Earth’s 4.54 billion-year history would look like in a single year

As a kid, it was tough for me to grasp the massive time scale of Earth’s history. February 14 3.97 billion years ago: Beginning of the Archean Eon By Valentine’s Day, the hottest period in Earth’s history – the Hadean Eon – has finally come to an end. September 17 1.3 billion years ago: Formation of the supercontinent Rodinia One …

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4 days, 7 hours ago

Sorry Flat Earthers! Professor Brian Cox gives brutal response that instantly proves our planet is ROUND

Daily Mail

It's one of the most rampant conspiracy theories around the world. Professor Brian Cox, Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester, bluntly claims that if he met a Flat Earther, he would 'hit them over the head with Newton's Principia'. But there's bad news for Flat Earthers, as a world renowned physicist has given his damning verdict on …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

100th woman in space faces online backlash—How she handled it

Live Mint

Emily Calandrelli made history on November 22 as the 100th woman to journey to space, joining six other individuals on a flight organized by Jeff Bezos' aerospace company, Blue Origin. Calandrelli in a video posted to social media, said, as reported by The Guardian, “We got to weightlessness, I immediately turned upside down and looked at the planet and then …

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As we await the Beaver Moon, NASA reminds us ‘we’re pushing' the moon away

Hindustan Times

Before the winter hours set in, the final supermoon of 2024 will be rising in the sky this weekend. Even though this fourth and final supermoon in the consecutive series may appear to be larger than usual due to its closer proximity to our home planet, one can’t brush the fact that it’s actually moving away from us, or as …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Prince William warns of the 'troubling reality' of the crisis facing the natural world in passionate speech

Daily Mail

It is a great pleasure to be here in Cape Town this evening. The overexploitation of nature, catalysed by the illegal wildlife trade, is a major contributor to biodiversity loss. The South African Government’s new visionary biodiversity policy, shaped through extensive public consultation, embraces a duty of care towards all aspects of biodiversity, ensuring that both people and nature can …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Geo storm could hit TOMORROW, NASA warns

Daily Mail

NASA is predicting that a geomagnetic storm could hit Earth this week, as a blast of solar plasma rockets toward our planet. It's forecasted to glance off Earth's magnetic field, which could cause a minor geo storm on November 1 The CME currently heading toward Earth stemmed from a filament eruption on the sun's southwestern edge that occurred around 7am …

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2 months ago

World hit by internet blackouts after ANOTHER Boeing failure

Daily Mail

A Boeing satellite suffered an 'anomaly' that caused it to spontaneously explode in orbit, resulting in worldwide internet and communication blackouts. A Boeing communications satellite has fallen to pieces in orbit, striking yet another blow to the aerospace company's sullied reputation The exact cause of the satellite's demise has not been revealed. Around 33,000 of Boeing's unionized West Coast workers, …

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2 months ago

How asteroids may have shaped evolution.

Slate

Like many of us, Earth bears old pockmarks. Our planet’s crust has a band of ancient craters that formed around 465 million years ago. The small, iron-rich rocks stayed in orbit for a time, but—as expressed by my favorite new piece of technical jargon—“deorbited” around 465 million years ago, some of them crashing down into Earth. It’s possible that the …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

World Tourism Day 2024: Date, history, theme, host country, wishes, images, Facebook and WhatsApp status to share

Hindustan Times

World Tourism Day 2024: World Tourism Day is annually celebrated to recognize the role of tourism in economic development and its social and cultural impact worldwide. World Tourism Day 2024 date and theme: World Tourism Day falls on September 27, Friday. World Tourism Day 2024: Host country In 2024, Georgia will host World Tourism Day. World Tourism Day 2024 history: …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

World Tourism Day 2024: Date, history, theme, host country, wishes, images, Facebook and WhatsApp status to share

Hindustan Times

World Tourism Day 2024: World Tourism Day is annually celebrated to recognize the role of tourism in economic development and its social and cultural impact worldwide. World Tourism Day 2024 date and theme: This year, World Tourism Day focuses on the connection between tourism and peace. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} World Tourism Day 2024: Host country {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} In 2024, …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

A new study unpacks the last 485 million years of Earth's temperature history

Salon

Climate change deniers inaccurately claim that Earth's rapidly rising temperatures are the mere product of natural cycles. "As a scientist, I’m always cautious of the word 'prove,' but our work demonstrates the important role that atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations play in controlling Earth’s temperature," Emily Joan Judd, the lead study author and paleontologist at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Fascinating Timelapse Video Captures Earth's Rotation And Nature's Majestic Dance

News 18

In a breathtaking revelation of our planet’s daily spectacle, a timelapse video capturing the Earth’s rotation has emerged, leaving viewers spellbound. “Earth’s rotation visualised in a stunning timelapse that follows a fixed point in the sky,” remarked Wonder of Science, the Twitter account that first shared the footage. The timelapse vividly captures the Milky Way’s gradual disappearance beneath the Earth’s …

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6 months ago

‘Areas of our planet getting drier’: ESA shares concerning visuals of deserts captured from ISS

Hindustan Times

The European Space Agency posts visuals of not just the world beyond the Earth but also of our Blue Planet. In their recent share, they posted a series of concerning visuals showing “areas of our planet that are getting drier.” These visuals captured from the International Space Station have sparked a discussion on climate change and left people worried. ESA …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

How to cool off with bears and ‘bergs on Arctic holidays this summer

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A hat trick of Arctic escapes open image in gallery Greenland’s Ittoqqortoormiit is one of the world’s most remote communities …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth breaks heat and CO₂ records once again: ‘Our planet is trying to tell us something’

LA Times

Humanity is ignoring major planetary vital signs as atmospheric carbon dioxide levels soar to all-time highs and Earth records its 12th consecutive month of record-breaking heat, international climate officials warned this week. At 60.63 degrees, the global mean temperature in May was a record 2.73 degrees hotter than the preindustrial average against which warming is measured — marking an astonishing …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

How Wall Street enables the fossil fuel companies cooking our planet

Salon

Stevie O'Hanlon may not be a celebrity, but her organization makes a lot of headlines. "Many of the world’s largest banks, including the top banks on Wall Street, lend billions of dollars to fossil fuel companies, enabling the buildout of the deadly and destructive industry that is most responsible for the greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change." "The International Energy …

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8 months ago

Happy Earth Day 2024: Wishes, messages, images, WhatsApp and Facebook status to share with nature lovers

India TV News

Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22, is a global reminder of the importance of environmental conservation and sustainability. As we mark Earth Day 2024, it's an opportune moment to reflect on the beauty and importance of our planet. Happy Earth Day 2024: Wishes and Messages Wishing you a meaningful Earth Day! On this Earth Day, let’s make a wish …

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8 months ago

Happy World Earth Day 2024: 20 inspirational quotes from famous personalities that remind us to preserve our planet

Hindustan Times

World Earth Day is a global event held annually to advocate for environmental preservation. Celebrated every April 22, this year, falling on a Monday, World Earth Day 2024 focuses on the theme "Planet vs Plastics," spotlighting the critical problem of plastic pollution and its detrimental effects on nature. As we celebrate World Earth Day 2024, it's more important than ever …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Have humans triggered a new geologic era? Geologists disagree if the Anthropocene exists or not

Salon

Earth's 4.5 billion year geological history is full of death and rebirth, mass extinctions and explosions of biodiversity, with different periods often marked by cataclysmic changes that radically reshaped environments and climates. "The Anthropocene as a new unit of the time scale formally acknowledges that our planet has been forced into a new functioning trajectory." The AWG demonstrated "beyond a …

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8 months, 1 week ago

9.4-foot space horror! This asteroid set to get as close as 18700 km to Earth today, says NASA

Hindustan Times

US space agency keeps track of all near-Earth asteroids that wander anywhere close and one that is coming today, is going to get horrifically near to our planet. The reason why a wary eye is kept on the asteroids that get too close to Earth for comfort is to know well in time whether they will get any closer or …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

4 asteroids set to get very close to Earth, says NASA; check details in brief here

Hindustan Times

US space agency NASA has a huge armada of gadgetry deployed on Earth as well as in the skies to find out quickly if there are any threats to our planet from space bodies traveling by. Since many asteroids head towards Earth on a daily basis, NASA keeps an eye on each one to make sure they do not pose …

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1 year ago

How humans have changed the Earth’s surface in 2023

BBC

How humans have changed the Earth’s surface in 2023 Maxar Technologies From new artificial islands to the environmental devastation caused by the breach of Ukraine's Kakhovka Dam – this is how humanity has changed the face of our planet throughout the past year. Maxar Technologies Pearson Reef – also known as Phan Vinh Island – is now many times its …

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1 year ago

Alien aurora: The other-worldly light shows teaching us about the Earth's Northern Lights

BBC

Alien aurora: The other-worldly light shows teaching us about the Earth's Northern Lights Getty Images The aurora borealis produces a dazzling display of greens, reds, purples and sometimes pinks for those lucky enough The magical light displays that appear in the skies above the Arctic and Antarctic are being discovered on other planets in our own Solar System and beyond, …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Climate change is scary. Here’s what gives people hope

LA Times

Two years ago for Thanksgiving, I asked my L.A. Times colleagues who write about the environment: What gives them hope? Climate change is here because billions of people over hundreds of years have said “my personal impact will be negligible.” Harming the environment once, in aggregate, has a big impact. Incentives may change, but I’ve met and read about so …

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Interactive: What Earth’s 4.54 billion-year history would look like in a single year

Sorry Flat Earthers! Professor Brian Cox gives brutal response that instantly proves our planet is ROUND

100th woman in space faces online backlash—How she handled it

As we await the Beaver Moon, NASA reminds us ‘we’re pushing' the moon away

Prince William warns of the 'troubling reality' of the crisis facing the natural world in passionate speech

Geo storm could hit TOMORROW, NASA warns

World hit by internet blackouts after ANOTHER Boeing failure

How asteroids may have shaped evolution.

World Tourism Day 2024: Date, history, theme, host country, wishes, images, Facebook and WhatsApp status to share

World Tourism Day 2024: Date, history, theme, host country, wishes, images, Facebook and WhatsApp status to share

A new study unpacks the last 485 million years of Earth's temperature history

Fascinating Timelapse Video Captures Earth's Rotation And Nature's Majestic Dance

‘Areas of our planet getting drier’: ESA shares concerning visuals of deserts captured from ISS

How to cool off with bears and ‘bergs on Arctic holidays this summer

Earth breaks heat and CO₂ records once again: ‘Our planet is trying to tell us something’

How Wall Street enables the fossil fuel companies cooking our planet

Happy Earth Day 2024: Wishes, messages, images, WhatsApp and Facebook status to share with nature lovers

Happy World Earth Day 2024: 20 inspirational quotes from famous personalities that remind us to preserve our planet

Have humans triggered a new geologic era? Geologists disagree if the Anthropocene exists or not

9.4-foot space horror! This asteroid set to get as close as 18700 km to Earth today, says NASA

4 asteroids set to get very close to Earth, says NASA; check details in brief here

How humans have changed the Earth’s surface in 2023

Alien aurora: The other-worldly light shows teaching us about the Earth's Northern Lights

Climate change is scary. Here’s what gives people hope