A first edition copy of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy with the original dust jackets, maps, and in-text illustrations has ...

Evidence suggests Earth had a ring system 466 million years ago, causing a surge in meteorite impacts and possibly ...

To reach that surprisingly conclusion, scientists studied the positions of 21 asteroid impact craters during the Ordovician period – the second of six periods in the ...

While Tolkien's stories take place in the fictional realm of Middle-earth, the awe-inspiring landscapes of the books, films ...

Did Earth once look a lot more like Saturn? Scientists believe the answer is yes! In a groundbreaking study, researchers in ...

“Over millions of years, material from this ring gradually fell to Earth, creating the spike in meteorite impacts observed in ...

A new study from Monash University scientists suggests that Earth may have had a ring system that formed around 466 million ...

A ring could explain a mysterious arrangement of impact craters near the equator and might even have caused an ice age, ...

The ring would have gradually fallen to Earth as meteorites, correlating to a spike of impacts seen in the geological record.

This theory presented by Tomkins and his colleagues of a terrestrial ring could answer some vexing questions. During this time period, the Earth's climate cooled but carbon dioxide stayed high in the ...

Researchers have found evidence suggesting that our planet may have once had a ring system around 466 million years ago.