Earth.com

Earth.com stands out as the go-to online platform for individuals passionate about our planet and eager to contribute positively. Established by Eric Ralls, this organization is based in Telluride, Colorado, and officially launched on October 1, 2016. Earth.com caters to those who have a genuine interest in nature, the environment, and scientific discoveries. It’s a space for anyone who wants to make a meaningful impact on the Earth. Our mission is to deliver engaging and original content. This commitment is reflected in our extensive library of approximately 6 million pages filled with news articles, blogs, videos, images, and dedicated pages for nearly every species on Earth.

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Scientists find 34-million-year-old snake that changes our understanding of evolution

2 days ago | earth.com | Eric Ralls

Finding a fossil snake usually means sorting through a jumble of tiny backbones. A lone vertebra here, a rib fragment there, and plenty of guesswork about the rest of the animal. That is why an almost complete snake skeleton excites paleontologists. Last spring, field crews in western Wyoming uncovered not one but four snake fossils so intact that their skulls, ribs, and tails lay in near-perfect order.
Micro-LED quantum number generator sparks next-level encryption and data security

3 days ago | earth.com | Eric Ralls

May 27, 2025 marked an important milestone in digital encryption. On that day, scientists introduced a quantum device designed to enhance how random numbers are generated, promising stronger encryption for sensitive information. This quantum random number generator (QRNG) surpasses existing technology by nearly 1,000 times in speed. Its compact size makes it especially suitable for mobile, financial, healthcare, and defense applications, all of which demand secure encryption.
Scientists are experimenting with a completely new approach to combat human aging

3 days ago | earth.com | Eric Ralls

For hundreds of years, humans have pursued the secrets of aging with unwavering determination – decoding our DNA, analyzing free radicals, and testing so-called miracle compounds – in hopes of slowing, halting, or even reversing the passage of time. Scientists have explored everything from calorie restriction to gene editing, employing strategies as ambitious as they are diverse. Yet aging has continued its steady, unyielding course. Now, researchers are taking a bold new direction.
Astronomers capture high-definition details of the Sun's corona with new technology

3 days ago | earth.com | Eric Ralls

For generations, the Sun’s corona – the bright, outermost layer of the Sun’s atmosphere – has captivated the interest of scientists. Visible only during a total solar eclipse, the corona holds mysteries about extreme heat, violent eruptions, and swirling prominences. Yet Earth’s turbulent atmosphere has made it difficult to capture sharp images of this fiery halo, until now.
Scientists injected 40,000-year-old Neanderthal DNA into mice, resulting in very unexpected changes

3 days ago | earth.com | Eric Ralls

Scientists recently injected a fragment of 40,000-year-old genetic material from Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) into laboratory mice. They used the CRISPR method to insert an archaic variant of the GLI3 gene, which is linked to skeletal development. The rodents soon showed noticeably altered bone structures and other unexpected traits.
Human antibiotics are polluting Earth's rivers, helping bacteria develop the resistance they need to then kill humans

3 days ago | earth.com | Eric Ralls

Waterways support everyday activities like washing clothes or watering vegetables. Yet many of these rivers now carry a hidden burden that may influence future health crises. An international study has brought attention to antibiotic residues that slip into river systems in massive amounts. These residues come from human consumption and pass through wastewater treatment or end up in the environment with minimal filtration.
Thought to be a mythological creature, the 'Giant Woolly Rat' was just photographed for the first time ever

3 days ago | earth.com | Eric Ralls

High on New Guinea’s mist-wrapped peaks, hunters told stories of a shaggy rat as long as a house cat and as heavy as a newborn baby. Those tales floated through villages for decades, yet no scientist had ever confirmed that Mallomys istapantap was actually alive. That has just changed, thanks to an expedition that spent half a year in terrain so steep that climbers joke the ground leans back at them.
Unexplainable gap in the fossil record now partially filled with new tetrapod discovery

4 days ago | earth.com | Sanjana Gajbhiye

In 1984, an amateur paleontologist discovered a small fossil in Scotland. Though just 20 centimeters (8 inches) long, the creature – Westlothiana lizziae – would become central to understanding how life first walked onto land. Scientists knew it was an early tetrapod, the ancient group that gave rise to amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, but no one was able to date the fossil accurately.
New octopus species discovered in very deep ocean waters

4 days ago | earth.com | Rodielon Putol

A new deep-sea octopus with a pancake-flat body and enormous eyes has been found off the coast of Australia. This tiny marine creature, now officially named Opisthoteuthis carnarvonensis – or the Carnarvon flapjack octopus – was discovered in the depths of the Carnarvon Canyon Marine Park. It’s the latest of ten new species described from samples collected during a 2022 expedition aboard the RV Investigator.
Rapid DNA repair prevents harmful genetic intrusion in plants

4 days ago | earth.com | Sanjana Gajbhiye

Inside every plant cell, an ancient struggle plays out. It is not dramatic like a predator-prey chase, but it is essential for life. DNA from chloroplasts – once free-living bacteria – still tries to sneak into the plant’s nuclear genome. Sometimes this sneaking helps evolution, but often it is dangerous. Plants need ways to stop this intrusion. A new study from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology explores this battle.