Learn more about the time period that took place 488 to 443 million years ago. 3 min read During the Ordovician period, part of the Paleozoic era, a rich variety of marine life flourished in the ...
A new study from Monash University scientists suggests that Earth may have had a ring system that formed around 466 million ...
A recent study published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters reveals evidence that Earth may have had a ring ...
Detail images of fossils from the Ordovician Period outcrop on Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...
Inspired by the infundibulum and circumferential rim of the suckers of octopi, KAUST researchers have developed a way to ...
Let’s start with a clear definition of what constitutes a mass extinction. Unlike regular extinctions, which occur at a steady background rate — about 10% of species lost every million years — mass ...
The hypothetical ring didn't last long, cosmically speaking – just a few tens of millions of years. But that was long enough ...
New research challenges what we know of our planet’s ancient past, suggesting that a ring formed around the Earth around 466 ...