The Martian new year arrives with the Red Planet’s vernal equinox. Explaining why requires a deep dive into celestial ...

A supposedly stable belt of radiation 7000 km above the Earth’s surface may in fact be producing damaging bursts of ...

When giant ice sheets that once covered the tropics melted, they produced what paleoclimatologists call a “plumeworld ocean”, ...

Earth was a frozen wasteland. Then, rising CO2 caused a catastrophic thaw, turning Earth into a "slushy" planet.

The conclusions come from patterns tracked by scientists that point to several meteorite impacts through geological records.

The Earth’s magnetic field is why we are here today. It protects life from harmful radiation from the Sun and many other cosmic events. It is generated in the liquid outer core of our planet, but ...

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...

Enough landmines are buried underground worldwide to circle Earth twice at the equator, but the identification and removal of these explosives is costly and time-consuming. New research could help ...

It is imperative that adaptation measures are implemented now to safeguard against future extreme climate events.

The closest star to Earth is also the best studied, but only recently have we truly begun to uncover its secrets.

NASA released photos and video of a Martian moon passing between the planet and the sun. The occurrence is common on Mars, lasting around 30 seconds.

Japan isn’t just skyscrapers and shopping, there is endless nature and adventure here too. From hiking volcanoes, to kayaking, waterfall chasing, biking and skiing, this article rounds out some of the ...