Discovery by the OceanHow Grains of Sand Can Unlock Earth’s Ancient History, According to New Research “The world’s beaches faithfully record a detailed history… with billions of years of Earth’s history imprinted in the geology of each grain of sand.” By Saumya Kalia
Ring-a-ring a DebrisEarth May Soon Have Saturn‑Like Rings – Made Up of Space Junk The growing space debris problem may result in the “Kessler Effect” - when smaller bits of junk may collide to make the orbit unusable. By Saumya Kalia
Poles ApartEarth Had a Dangerous Axis Tilt 84 Million Years Ago, Shows Research "Whole portions of the planet could be plunged into darkness or thrown into direct sunlight for months at a time" in an extreme axial tilt. By Saumya Kalia
Beyond The EarthScientists Find Molecules in Space That Could Form New Solar Systems "It is possible that the molecules that are needed to kick-start life on planets are readily available in all planet-forming environments." By Devrupa Rakshit
Spinning SlowlyEarth’s Rotation Slowing Down May Be Leading to More Oxygen In the Atmosphere, Scientists Say “It's pretty exciting. This way we link the dance of the molecules in the microbial mat to the dance of our planet and its Moon," a scientist said. By Devrupa Rakshit
Gone With The WavesAncient Earth Was a Big, Blue Water World, New Evidence Says "...the long‐held assumption that the surface oceans' volume remained nearly constant through geologic time may need to be reassessed." By Saumya Kalia
The Inner SelfScientists Discover Evidence of Mysterious Structure Inside the Earth’s Core "It's very exciting -- and might mean we have to re-write the textbooks." By Liesl Goecker
