Earth Archive
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![Comet C/2014 Q2, also known as Comet Lovejoy, made its closest ever approach to the Sun in January this year, allowing astronomers to make observations […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Sugar, Space And All Things Nice")
Sugar, Space And All Things Nice
Posted on November 11, 2015 | No CommentsComet C/2014 Q2, also known as Comet Lovejoy, made its closest ever approach to the Sun in January this year, allowing astronomers to make observations […] -
Evidence for life on Earth 300 million years earlier than previously thought
Posted on November 9, 2015 | No CommentsEvidence for life on Earth 4.1 billion years ago has been found in a speck of graphite within a zircon mineral from Western Australia. This […] -
![In the 1820s, French scientist Joseph Fourier was trying to understand how the Earth could maintain its observed average temperature. A simple calculation based on […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/clouds-115x115.jpg "Clouds and Climate Change")
Clouds and Climate Change
Posted on July 3, 2015 | 1 CommentIn the 1820s, French scientist Joseph Fourier was trying to understand how the Earth could maintain its observed average temperature. A simple calculation based on […] -
![A Green Earth: Life seeks to survive, by whatever means it can (picture credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre) Does evolution have a purpose? To […]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Herbal-Earth-195x110.png "The Purpose of Life")
The Purpose of Life
Posted on November 16, 2014 | No CommentsA Green Earth: Life seeks to survive, by whatever means it can (picture credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre) Does evolution have a purpose? To […] -
![Water is an extremely important component of the Earth and has shaped its surface and interior throughout its 4.5 billion year history. But when did […]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/141030142238-large-195x110.jpg "Earth’s Relationship with Water Might Go Back Further than we Thought")
Earth’s Relationship with Water Might Go Back Further than we Thought
Posted on November 8, 2014 | No CommentsWater is an extremely important component of the Earth and has shaped its surface and interior throughout its 4.5 billion year history. But when did […] -
![Scientists have recently identified the largest volcano on Earth – the Tamu Massif, which is covers the same area as the whole of the British […]](/wp-content/themes/arras/arras/images/thumbnail.png "The largest volcano on Earth – and it’s the size of the UK!")
The largest volcano on Earth – and it’s the size of the UK!
Posted on October 18, 2013 | No CommentsScientists have recently identified the largest volcano on Earth – the Tamu Massif, which is covers the same area as the whole of the British […] -
There and back again – the 2.5 billion year journey recorded by lavas.
Posted on May 2, 2013 | No CommentsLavas which are erupted at the Earth’s surface show the chemical fingerprint of their source magma. These fingerprints suggest that the Earth’s mantle is heterogenous […] -
Too Hot to Handle – the Earth’s Core is believed to be as hot as the surface of the Sun
Posted on April 29, 2013 | No CommentsSeismic studies tell us about some of the physical properties of Earth’s interior – for example, the density and pressure of the core. However, the […]
