Early Earth
Huge and widespread volcanic eruptions triggered the end-Triassic extinction
March 21, 2013
Some 200 million years ago, an increase in atmospheric CO2 caused acidification of the oceans and global warming that killed off 76 percent of marine and terrestrial species on Earth.
Also labeled: Dinosaurs, Earth and atmospheric sciences, Evolution, Mass extinction, Planetary evolution, Volcanoes, Geochronology, Magma
When the first stars blinked on
December 5, 2012
The very first stars may have turned on when the universe was 750 million years old.
Current, former MIT researchers win Cozzarelli Prize
February 22, 2012
Waldbauer, Summons and Newman cited for PNAS paper showing evidence of early oxygen on Earth.
At the core of a continent
January 6, 2012
New data finds regions of North America have remained extremely stable for more than one billion years.
Timeline of a mass extinction
November 18, 2011
New evidence points to rapid collapse of Earth’s species 252 million years ago.
Breathing new life into Earth
August 16, 2011
New research shows evidence of early oxygen on our planet.
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