Over 300 million years ago, before the age of giant dinosaurs, Earth was covered with giant insects. Why were insects so enormous during this time? What did oxygen have to do with it? And why did ...

A new study by UC Davis and Chinese researchers shows how extraterrestrial forces move Earth's climate into a glacial phase both over the last 34 million years and 300 million years. Recent rapid ...

Found in the Mazon Creek Lagerstätte, the well-preserved horseshoe crab shows more than 100 small pits across its shell, believed to be caused by a microbial or algal infection. This discovery not ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Oct 23, 2025, 12:48pm EDT Oct 23, 2025, 01:42pm EDT Illustration ...

Around 56 million years ago, Earth suddenly got much hotter. Over about 5,000 years, the amount of carbon in the atmosphere drastically increased and global temperatures shot up by some 6°C. As we ...

Vera Korasidis receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Julian Rogger receives funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation. University of Melbourne provides funding as a founding ...