BIG History – Page 72

How Earth’s Primordial Soup Came to Life
By the Editor on February 21, 2012
Just as species are thought to have evolved over time, the individual molecules that form the basis of life...
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The Origin of Photosynthesis Revealed
By the Editor on February 21, 2012
Atmospheric oxygen really took off on our planet about 2.4 billion years ago during the Great Oxygenation Event. At...
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Newton’s Theological Texts Digitized
By the Editor on February 20, 2012
Considered to be one of the greatest scientists of all time, Sir Isaac Newton was also an influential theologian...
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Building Blocks of Early Earth Survived Collision That Created Moon
By the Editor on February 18, 2012
Unexpected new findings by a University of Maryland team of geochemists show that some portions of the Earth’s mantle...
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How the First Plant Came to Be
By the Editor on February 18, 2012
Earth is the planet of the plants—and it all can be traced back to one green cell. The world’s...
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Neil deGrasse Tyson: Kinship With the Cosmos
By the Editor on February 17, 2012
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson relates his personal story of how he became a scientist and his peak spiritual experiences...
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Supermassive Black Holes Are Cannibals
By the Editor on February 17, 2012
Astronomers have found black holes and supermassive black holes. But the discovery of a mid-size black hole could support...
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Prions Point to New Style of Evolution
By the Editor on February 16, 2012
The rogue proteins behind variant CJD, the human form of mad cow disease, have revealed their benign side. Prions,...
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Did Life’s First Cells Evolve in Geothermal Pools?
By the Editor on February 16, 2012
Earth started as a violent place, its surface churned by continuous volcanic eruptions and cloaked in an atmosphere that...
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The Great Story in Kosovo
By the Editor on February 16, 2012
The video below, from Kosovo 2.0, is a remarkable 21-minute example of how this story encircles the globe —...
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