Welcome to the Real History of Earth. You will not find this material in your high school or college history classes. In fact, the so-called “powers that be�
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Explores the origins and the progressive evolution of our planet and the relationship of earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciers, and monsoons to the environment as a
Barely two centuries ago, most of the world's productive land still belonged either communally to traditional societies or to the higher powers of monarch or ch
How did life emerge on Earth? Is there life on other worlds? These questions, until recently confined to the pages of speculative essays and tabloid headlines,