The etymology of the word 'Earth' reflects a fascinating tapestry of ancient languages and cultural evolution. But who ...

While these ancient asteroids posed no threat, their close encounters highlight the importance of ongoing asteroid monitoring ...

A group of Earth scientists have asked the question “Did Earth ever have a ring?” And surprisingly the evidence points to ...

Snowball Earth defines periods of our planet's history when ice spanned the globe, even reaching the equator. The ...

A newly-deployed satellite has created the most-detailed map yet of the ocean floor, finding hundreds of hills and underwater ...

Plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth’s crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought—and may be a big ...

From a digital aquarium wall to an earthquake simulator, the massive $150 million renovation and expansion at the Cleveland ...

At 13.9 degrees, there is much scope for Earth’s surface to get a lot warmer, as demonstrated by new study on its temperature ...

Water. All life on Earth requires it in some way or another, and it's hard to miss that roughly 70% of our planet's surface ...