New research suggests that the explosive death throes of massive stars, known as supernovas, may have had dramatic effects on our planet's climate over its distant history. Investigating historic ...

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The climate of Earth has always been molded by powerful forces. From volcanic eruptions to asteroid impacts to shifts in its orbit, every event leads to something new in its collective environment.

A new study reveals an intriguing possibility: asupernova explosion might have sent a surge of cosmic rays toward Earth around 10 million years ago, with consequences etched in ocean rocks. The ...

I was exploding with excitement to ask my friend Guy Worthey about supernovas. He’s an astronomer at Washington State University. He told me a supernova is a very energetic explosion in space. There ...

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. What’s more, many other cosmic phenomena affect our planet ...

"When nearby supernovas occur in the future, the radiation could have a pretty dramatic effect on human society." New research suggests that the explosive death throes of massive stars, known as ...