10 of the Most Stunning Volcanic Landscapes on Earth Charles January 18, 2017 Earth, Listicles Far more than just bringers of destruction, volcanoes are the master sculptors of our planet. They form islands, mountains and valleys, all while bringing up great riches from deep beneath the surface of the Ea... Read More...
10 Catastrophic Events that Transformed the Earth Charles January 11, 2017 Earth, Listicles Our world is a fragile place. Even what might appear to be nothing more than a minor change to the global climate can have the effect of irrevocably transforming the ecosystem. Just the slightest alteration in ... Read More...
10 Lesser Known Factors that Support Life on Earth Charles January 4, 2017 Earth, Listicles, Sky Science doesn’t like to describe things as miracles. However, when you consider the incredible complexity of the combination of events that gave rise to life on Earth, it’s hard not to think of it as such. Alth... Read More...
Monthly News Roundup – December, 2016 in Science Charles December 30, 2016 Earth, Listicles, News Roundup, Sky 2016 has certainly been an interesting year in the world of science. In the last 12 months, biologists have identified and described no less than 133 new plant and animal species ranging from sharks to beetles.... Read More...
10 Reasons Why Mars Is a Dead Planet Charles December 21, 2016 Listicles, Sky Mars has long been the number-one place to explore for life beyond Earth. Only a few decades ago, many still assumed that life on the Red Planet was a near certainty. However, after many years of exploration, w... Read More...
10 of the Most Beautiful Alien Skies Charles December 14, 2016 Listicles, Sky Not so long ago, we lived in a universe with only nine known planets (before Pluto was demoted), all within our own solar system. In the last couple of decades, however, thousands more have been discovered orbi... Read More...
10 Little-Known Prehistoric Animals that Lived before the Dinosaurs Charles December 7, 2016 Earth, Listicles When it comes to prehistoric animals, dinosaurs are usually the first creatures that come to mind. Nonetheless, while this highly successful group has roamed the Earth for over 230-million years (if you include... Read More...
Monthly News Roundup – November, 2016 in Science Charles November 30, 2016 Earth, Listicles, News Roundup, Series, Sky It’s November 30 already, and that means Earthly Universe is now one month old today. However, while it’s certainly not easy starting a blog from nothing, particularly in addition to my regular, full-time w... Read More...
How Realistic Is the Martian? 5 Things It Got Wrong Charles November 14, 2016 Entertainment, Listicles, Sky Recent years have seen a growing trend in realistic science fiction, with the likes of Gravity, Interstellar and the Martian all becoming enormous box-office hits. However, while these movies made a huge ef... Read More...
Info Bites: 10 Fascinating Facts about the Carboniferous Period Charles November 9, 2016 Earth, Listicles 1 A diorama depicting a typical Carboniferous rain forest scene. 359 million years ago, one of the five major extinction events that shaped the Earth’s evolution hailed in the end of the Devonian period. ... Read More...
