Our Earth is about 4.5 billion years old and, through careful work, scientists have pieced together a timeline of its past.

Every week, we open a window onto an incredible place and highlight the fantastic history and science behind it.

Researchers show the average surface temperature on our planet has shifted between 51.8 to 96.8 degrees Fahrenheit ...

A Mars scientist shares the inside story of the NASA Curiosity rover's poignant first photo of Earth and Mars moon Phobos ...

Life made the modern Earth as much as the Earth made life, a new book by a philosopher of consciousness argues. That dynamic ...

An epic exploration of human history examines how the poor and powerless have fought back — time and again — against those ...

Since the advent of geobrowser Google Earth, a number of strange and mysterious things around the globe are visible.

Bondar shares how she has found a parallel between astronauts and birds as they follow their paths around Earth.

Innovative landscape architecture solutions combating climate change and enhancing community resilience against rising waters ...

Down to Earth is a monthly environmental column that explores what it means to live sustainably. One word unites all manners ...

Wildfires bring dramatic changes to Montana’s forests and grasslands. Many of the lasting effects appear years after the ...

Tourists enjoy the scenery of earth forest in Zanda County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, ...