Pollutants, on the rise in Asia with the recent explosion of economic growth in the region, are transported to the stratosphere during the monsoon season and circulate around the planet for years, according to a study published in the journal Science.
A team of geologists from Harvard University (USA) has shown that sea ice extended to the Equator 716.5 million years ago, turning the planet into an icy "ball". Scientists have come to this conclusion after analyzing the composition and magnetism of tropical rocks found in the far northeast of Canada.
The gases that made up the Earth's atmosphere, and possibly the oceans, came from outer space and not from inside the planet, according to a study published today by the journal Science.
NASA's STEREO probes are currently traversing a mysterious region of space in search of remains of an ancient planet that possibly orbited the Sun, and that could be involved in the formation of the Moon.
The distance between the Earth and the Red Planet depends on the relative position of both planets. Even so, they are never less than 55 million kilometers.
New data obtained by satellite reveal that the upper part of the Earth's atmosphere "inspires" and "exhales" rhythmically with a periodicity of 5 to 9 days, as explained yesterday by NASA scientists at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union.
Long before the first living being appeared on the face of the Earth, it was already full of diamonds. New German research has just shown that these carbon-made gemstones can create thin layers of water on their surface.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
