If you like the smell of spring roses, the sounds of summer birdsong, and the colors of fall foliage, you have the stabilization of the ozone layer to thank for it. Located in the stratosphere, where ...

NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars. Administrator Bill Nelson presented two ...

Patagonia's fjords are home to spectacular biodiversity, with many endemic and endangered aquatic species. They are also an ...

It's slightly larger than a 5-liter water bottle, and is whizzing around the Earth at a speed of 7.5 kilometers per second.

A high-resolution analysis of the global diversity of fossils spanning 2 billion years shows how a series of super ice ages ...

Weizmann Institute researchers have developed a new way to track the culprit – giant viruses – and identify their traces in specific types of tiny algae that they attack.

Hoping to keep tabs on the magnetic north's wandering ways, the World Magnetic Model 2025 has been released this week, revealing the latest official predicted placement of Earth's magnetic fields.

Uncover these first and last countries on Earth to welcome the New Year 2025 and the fascinating ways they make the moment unforgettable. Kiritimati (Christmas Island), one of Kiribati’s Line Islands, ...

Earth received a direct hit from a mass of charged particles from the sun last night, which cause displays of the Northern Lights. Although forecasters had warned of a mild display of aurora, they ...

A team of researchers has introduced a simulation method that promises new insights into the Earth's core. The method simulates not only the behavior of atoms, but also the magnetic properties of ...

The search for an unbiased, well-proportioned world map has befuddled cartographers for centuries but the new Equal Earth projection may finally end the world map catch 22 once and for all. After ...