On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a ...

In the whole history of Earth's climate, few events are as extreme as those that geologists call "Snowball Earth." ...

Tiny zircon crystals are revealing that Earth’s earliest history may have included surprisingly complex tectonic activity.

The animated feature The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is premiering on digital streaming this week. Directed by Pete Browngardt, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie debuted ...

New research reveals the source of this carbon – and the driving forces behind it – are far more complex than previously ...

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 ...

Deep inside Earth, two massive hot rock structures have been quietly shaping the planet’s magnetic field for millions of years. Using ancient magnetic records and advanced simulations, scientists ...

The new plot twist is that in order to keep enough nitrogen and phosphorus near its surface, a planet has to start out with ...

The 748-foot-long sediment core contains a record of roughly the past 23 million years, including periods when the planet's surface temperature was hotter than it is today ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – While trivia nights aren’t really my thing, I like to think I know a little about a lot. And, throw a weather-related question into the mix, and I’m the one everyone puts the most ...