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1 day ago · Earth, third planet from the Sun and the fifth largest planet in the solar system in terms of size and mass. Its single most outstanding feature is that its near-surface environments are the only places in the universe known to harbor life.
- Planetary Differentiation
Earth - Differentiation, Formation, Structure: Once hot,...
- The Atmosphere
Earth - Atmosphere, Climate, Ozone: Earth is surrounded by a...
- The Interior
Earth - Core, Mantle, Crust: More than 90 percent of Earth’s...
- Basic Planetary Data
Earth - Planet, Atmosphere, Geology: The mean distance of...
- The Outer Shell
Earth - Core, Crust, Mantle: Earth’s outermost, rigid, rocky...
- Impacts, Planetesimals, Craters
Earth - Impacts, Planetesimals, Craters: During its...
- Planetary Differentiation
4 hours ago · Earth has a human population of over 8 billion as of 2024, with an overall population density of 50 people per km 2 (130 per sq. mile). Nearly 60% of the world's population lives in Asia, with almost 2.8 billion in the countries of India and China combined.
1 day ago · Samuil has lived in the heart of the Yakutsk forest five hours away from civilisation for the last two decades in one of the harshest environments on Earth. The 67-year-old even moved away from ...
2 days ago · As Europeans encountered people from different parts of the world, they speculated about the physical, social, and cultural differences among various human groups.
10 minutes ago · July 9, 2024, 12:01 a.m. ET. The pictures are haunting: black-and-white prints of a snow-covered barracks and paintings bordered by wire fences and skeletal trees, grim depictions of a World War ...
1 day ago · This is a list of the tallest people, verified by Guinness World Records or other reliable sources. According to the Guinness World Records, the tallest human in recorded history was Robert Wadlow of the United States (1918–1940), who was 272 cm (8 ft 11 in).
15 hours ago · The world also marked the thirteenth straight month of record-breaking heat, meaning that last month was the hottest June on record, and each month before that for a year was the hottest such ...
