How much do you know about our planet? Here are the amazing, odd and downright cool Earth facts scientists learned in the ...

Science is essential. But the story of how we practice it has expanded over the decades to be more connected to real-world ...

Ice cores, tree rings, and satellite data converge on a striking truth: Earth’s rapid changes today are unlike anything seen in human history. When most people hear the term Earth science, they think ...

Even when Earth was locked in its most extreme deep freeze, the planet’s climate may not have been as silent and still as once believed. New research from ancient Scottish rocks reveals that during ...

With innovative approaches to life-threatening diseases and natural disasters, UC San Diego researchers are making critical ...

Asteroid impacts may have helped kick-start life on Earth by creating hot, chemical-rich environments ideal for early biology. These impact-generated hydrothermal systems could have lasted thousands ...

NASA says of Apophis passing by that it is likely "an event like this has not happened at any time in recorded human history.

Events throughout April and into May celebrate the Earth and focus on long-term sustainability efforts, helping the planet ...

Planet Earth is spinning a little faster today — resulting in one of the shortest days of the year. But the change will be so minuscule you won’t even notice. We’re talking even less time than the ...

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The study of Earth science isn’t just for students who are interested in how our planet works. It’s also for those who are passionate about addressing urgent global challenges such as climate change, ...

Artemis II’s journey around the moon, scheduled to conclude on Friday, has delivered stunning new images of our home world ...