Earth evolution

Bizarre discovery! Scientists say Earth was a 'donut-shaped' mass of hot, vaporised rock

Current theories of planet formation hold that rocky planets such as the Earth, Mars and Venus formed early in the existence of our solar system as smaller objects collided with each other. 

May 23, 2017, 23:48 PM IST

When fire and ice met 700 million years ago – Know the story behind 'snowball Earth'!

Researchers showed that a decade of continual eruptions from this type of volcanoes could have poured enough aerosols into the atmosphere to rapidly destabilize the climate.

Mar 14, 2017, 14:31 PM IST

A single solid shell made up the first outer layer of the Earth, says study!

Today's Earth is a dynamic planet with an outer layer composed of giant plates that grind together, sliding past or dipping beneath one another, giving rise to earthquakes and volcanoes.

Feb 28, 2017, 23:55 PM IST