The Moon has no real atmosphere, but Earth has, in a sense, been generously trying to share its own for billions of years. A new study has found that our planet's magnetic field could be what's ...

The average level of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere had its largest one-year increase on record between 2023 and 2024. In 2024, the level reached 423.9 parts per million, an increase of 3.5 ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Jun 30, 2025, 07:58am EDT Jul 01, 2025, 04:44am EDT For 540 ...

More than a billion years ago, a shallow basin in what is now northern Ontario held a subtropical lake. The setting likely ...

Earth's magnetic field and oxygen levels have increased more or less in parallel over the past 540 million years, suggesting the two factors are linked in some way, researchers say. When you purchase ...

Researchers investigated the Mesozoic Era's atmosphere and vegetation by studying oxygen isotopes in dinosaur tooth enamel. This is a replica of a Stan™ T. rex tooth. Photograph: Thomas Tütken.

The cause of global warming is showing no signs of slowing as heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere increased to record highs in its annual spring peak, jumping at one of the fastest ...

Greenhouse gas concentrations increased by a record amount in 2024 as more carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide became locked in Earth's atmosphere, a World Meteorological Organization report ...