The new dataset, published in Earth System Science Data by 16 scientists, shows a significantly cooler Earth from the late ...

Ah, Earth. We may not think about our planet on a day-to-day basis, but the world we live in is a pretty interesting place. The third rock from the Sun—and to this day, the only one with known ...

Researchers from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Curtin University in ...

For the entire duration of human existence, we have been trying to make sense of the planet we have been living on, called Earth. Humans have come quite far in understanding the small blue planet we ...

To geomorphologist Taylor Perron, the answers to some of the biggest questions about our solar system are found in the way a landscape changes over time. Studying a range of topics that at first ...

Earth serves as a crucial analogue for comparative planetology, allowing scientists to test techniques and technologies in a familiar setting before applying them to other planets, leveraging shared ...

Earth Day started in 1970 when people — including Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson — brought attention to the impact oil spills, pollution and smog were having on the planet. "Then in January 1969, he ...

With climate change continuing to affect our planet and mitigating measures lagging, 2023 has been another eventful year for Earth. Broken records, unparalleled weather disasters and some concerning ...

Earth is about to get a new neighbor in the form of an asteroid. But this one won’t be making an impact. Instead, it’ll be what space enthusiasts have dubbed a mini-moon, and it will stick around to ...

NASA scientists have discovered an electric field encompassing Earth’s atmosphere that is as “fundamental” as gravity — and could even give clues about possible life on other planets. A team of NASA ...

Many Americans view the Earth in religious terms in at least some way. For example, seven-in-ten say the Earth is sacred, including 43% who say this is the case because God created it. Even among ...