Earth has a large amount of water and a relatively large moon, which stabilizes Earth's axis. Both are essential for life to develop on our planet. Scientists have now been able to show that water ...

It's the first time Earth's geologic record — information found inside rocks — has been used to create an animation of this kind. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Determining Earth's bulk composition is difficult because so little of the planet is directly accessible. As a result, most estimates derive from a comparison of Earth rocks with the planet's probable ...