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Late-stage planetary collisions reshaped Earth and its neighboring planets, delivering water, altering their atmospheres, and ...

New Curtin University research has uncovered a striking link between the structure of our galaxy and the evolution of Earth's ...

Watch the Earth's tectonic plates grow, shrink, and jostle for position in this new model of the last billion years on the planet.

A new study suggests culture is reshaping human evolution faster than DNA, redefining how our species adapts, survives, and ...

Shamahi charts humanity's evolutionary odyssey. We sat down with her to discuss the path of our species out of Africa to ...

Researchers discovered that certain human brain cells evolved unusually fast, altering autism-linked gene activity.

A new study brings scientists closer to uncovering how life began on Earth.

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A new study reveals Earth's essential features formed within its first 100 million years, challenging long-held theories.