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The BIG LIST of Earth Facts: 100 Must-Know Facts About Earth

Earth needs no introduction. Neither does this BIG LIST of Earth facts. It’s the greatest story never told about our Earth. 100 must-know Earth facts. […]

37 BRANCHES OF GEOLOGY: What is Geology?

What are the branches of geology? It can be divided in different ways. We divide fields into tectonics, sedimentology, topography, chronology & astrogeology […]

The 5 SOIL FORMATION FACTORS: The Weathering of Rocks Into Dirt

Soil formation is vital for food production and plant growth. Weathering is the process that breaks rock down into soils. Without it, soil wouldn’t exist. […]

HUMAN EVOLUTION: A Timeline of Early Hominids [Infographic]

Since about 4 million years, human evolution has been a long, long process. From early hominids to modern humans, we are evolving at this very moment. […]

Is VAALBARA Earth’s First Supercontinent?

The evidence that Vaalbara (2.7-3.6 billion years ago) was the first supercontinent is mainly based on their sedimentary sequences and magnetic orientation. […]

BANDED IRON FORMATION (BIF): Rusted Iron From the Archean Eon

Long ago, oxygen filled the oceans. It mixed with iron which reacted by rusting. The seafloor collected rusted iron called banded iron formation (BIF). […]

PANGEA FOSSILS: Evidence of the Pangea Supercontinent

At one point in time, all continents were merged together as one supercontinent “Pangea”. We’ve used fossil evidence to know continental drift exists. […]

PACIFIC RING OF FIRE: Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics

The Pacific Ring of Fire has the most active chains of volcanoes in the world. This is because tectonic plates collide and sink at these zones of subduction. […]

CENOZOIC ERA: Dinosaur Extinction to Human Evolution

The Cenozoic Era started with the extinction of dinosaurs and moved into the age of mammals.This led to the diversification and increase in size of mammals. […]

MESOZOIC ERA: Age of Reptiles, Dinosaurs and Conifers

The Mesozoic Era had a lot of “firsts”. For example, it had the first birds, first mammals, first dinosaurs and first flowering plants on Earth. […]

PALEOZOIC ERA: Diverse Life Emerges

The Paleozoic Era marked the first fossil records of animal life.The Cambrian explosion was the largest diversification of life in Earth’s history. […]

PROTEROZOIC EON: From Eukaryotes to Multicellular Organisms

In the Proterozoic Eon, key highlights are: ozone layer thickened, an oxygen crisis, Snowball Earth and eukaryotes and multicellular organisms evolved. […]

ARCHEAN EON: From Molten Lava to Oceans and Continents

Earth formed a stable climate in the Archean Eon. Because it cooled down from its molten state, Earth was able to support oceans, continents and oxygenation […]

HADEAN EON: The Formation of Earth 4.6 – 4.0 billion years ago

4,567,000,000 years ago, Earth was covered in molten lava. In the Hadean Eon, it was in its earliest stage of formation as it clumped from a cloud of dust. […]

EARTH TIMELINE: A Guide to Earth’s Geological History and Events [Infographic]

Since Earth’s creation, oceans, continents and life have emerged. From evolution to extinction, here are the geological events and history of Earth timeline […]