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1 day ago · Continuing our journey, we venture even farther into space to the point where the Earth becomes just a pale blue dot. This is the view from the outer reaches of our solar system, such as the Voyager 1 spacecraft, which famously captured this image in 1990. From here, the Earth appears as a tiny speck of light, representing the entirety of human ...
May 20, 2024 · 05-20-2024. Behavior of sea creatures in Earth's first ecosystem drove animal evolution. By Eric Ralls. Earth.com staff writer. Scientists have used cutting-edge computer simulations to unravel the mysteries of Earth’s earliest animal ecosystems, known as marine animal forests.
May 17, 2024 · First published 17 May 2024. Scientists have shown how Earth's earliest animal communities from ~560 million years ago were capable of impacting the seawater around them, acting like modern day coral reefs. Ancient marine animal forests influenced ocean food and oxygen distribution over 560 million years ago. Changes happened millions of years ...
5 days ago · Join us on this underwater journey as we uncover the astonishing truths about some of the most fascinating ocean animals. Key Takeaways: The ocean is home to incredible creatures like the mantis shrimp, with its super-fast punch, and the blue whale, the largest animal on Earth.
May 17, 2024 · Earth’s first animals may seem simple compared to present-day species, but they had a considerable impact on the explosion of life on our planet more than half a billion years ago. The remains of the first marine animal forests from the Ediacaran Period, about 565 million years ago, are revealing how early communities of animal life may have ...
4 days ago · Most of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, which is the home to marine life. Oceans average nearly four kilometers in-depth and are fringed with coastlines that run for about 360,000 kilometres. Marine biology can be contrasted with biological oceanography.
May 14, 2024 · FULL STORY. A young whale's journey across the Mediterranean highlights the many threats facing ocean animals, researchers say. Scientists from Greenpeace and the universities of Exeter and...
