Jupiter was the mighty chief of the gods in ancient Rome's pre-Christian religion. It was also said that Rome's legendary founders, Romulus and …
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All of the planets in the solar system are named after Greek or Roman deities, except Earth. So where did the name come from? Learn more about the planet we call home as we dive into the history behind Earth's name.
If you could travel back in time five centuries, you'd encounter an Aztec empire nearly at the end of its run, fresh paintings from Raphael, Titian …
If you look up the age of Earth on science websites and in publications, you'll generally find an estimate of 4.54 billion years, plus or minus 50 …
On Earth, plate tectonics build up mountains, set off tsunamis and form volcanoes. To paraphrase the late evolutionary biologist Theodosius …
As the late astronomer Carl Sagan once remarked, Earth is "the only home we've ever known." Technological advances have permitted mankind to study …
There's a whole lot of water on Earth! Something like 326,000,000,000,000,000,000 gallons (that's 326 million trillion gallons) of the stuff (roughly …
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