In the three years since NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down on Mars, the NASA science team has made the daily task of investigating the red planet seem almost mundane.
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Snowball Earth Might Have Been Slushball Earth
At least five ice ages have befallen Earth, including one 635 million years ago that created glaciers from pole to pole.
New Evidence Suggests Volcanoes Caused Biggest Mass Extinction Ever
Researchers say mercury buried in ancient rock provides the strongest evidence yet that volcanoes caused the biggest mass extinction in the history of the Earth. The extinction 252 million years […]
A Yellowstone Guide to Life on Mars
A University of Cincinnati geology student is helping NASA determine whether life existed on other planets. Doctoral candidate Andrew Gangidine is working with UC geology professor Andrew Czaja to develop […]
Ancient Rocks Hold Evidence Of Life Before Oxygen
Somewhere between Earth’s creation and where we are today, scientists have demonstrated that some early life forms existed just fine without any oxygen. While researchers proclaim the first half of […]
