The science is clear: the patient, our home planet earth, is in critical condition. Patrick Pleul/picture alliance—Getty Images. Ideas. By Johan Rockström. October 2, 2024 12:00 PM EDT.

The Earth and Moon system we see today was formed when Theia, an ancient planet about the size of Mars, collided with Earth ...

What can Earth-sized exoplanets teach scientists about the formation and evolution of exoplanets throughout the cosmos? This is what a study recently posted to the arXiv preprint server hopes to ...

Radar and gravity records from NASA’s Magellan orbiter show that Venus' surface is still shifting and is not geologically ...

New studies, which utilized AI to monitor the effects of climate change on Earth's spin, have shown that our days are getting increasingly longer and that our planet will get more wobbly in the ...

A new study confirms that Earth's inner core has been rotating more slowly than usual since 2010. This mysterious "backtracking" could also end up slightly altering the planet's overall rotation ...

BBC Earth released the trailer for "Planet Earth III," which first premiered in the U.K. in October. 'Yellowstone': Final episodes moved to Nov. 2024; Paramount announces two spinoff series ...

Here are some of the most significant events about planet Earth in 2023. Comments (0) When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Planet Earth 3, the third iteration of the Planet Earth nature documentary series, premieres with the first of eight chapters airing tonight on Saturday, November 4 at 8 p.m. on BBC America. The ...

About ten years ago, science writer Ferris Jabr started contemplating Earth as a living planet rather than a planet with life on it. It began when he learned that the Amazon rainforest doesn't ...

Astronomers spotted a potential Earth-size rocky world orbiting a white dwarf, suggesting a future in which our planet outlives its star. By Jonathan O’Callaghan In six billion years the sun ...

An image of the Earth's "oceanic hemisphere" has caused a major stir on social media, freaking out many users. Viewed more than 33 million times, the post shares a photo of the planet not commonly ...