Earth is our home planet, and it's the only place in the universe where we know for certain that life exists. Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago from a swirling cloud of gas and dust squished ...

Ian Walker loves exploring niche communities and researching the development of classic video games. A couple of years ago, we covered a really well-made video that documented Pokémon as if they ...

The authors say findings could provide a new line of study into Earth's history and the early origins of life on the planet. What could be the world's oldest-known impact crater has been ...

A stunning cosmic getaway is in store for residents of the United States on Friday evening as seven planets will align in a spectacular display — dubbed a planet parade — that can be seen ...

The U.S. Space Force's robotic space plane X-37B returned to Earth has returned to Earth after spending more than 434 days in orbit on a classified mission. This was the seventh mission for the X ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Stuck in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday, hitching a different ride home to close out a saga that began ...

Of course, this is only from our perspective of the cosmos on Earth — in reality the planets remain extremely far apart. These conjunctions aren't rare, but they get rarer with each planet added ...

WWF’s Earth Hour is the perfect moment to switch off and give back to the planet. Because when we restore nature, it restores us. We’re inviting you to plan ways to connect with nature over the next ...

Scientists believe they may affect the planet's magnetic field because of the way they influence heat flow from Earth's core. There's a lot of debate about what LLVPs are.

Transparency and accountability are not just nice-to-haves—they are the backbone of real environmental progress, not just a glossy green facade. As per the OECD Global Plastics Outlook 2022, global ...

Read more about the area in “Farming on the Straight, Curved, and Narrow.” Every month on Earth Matters, we offer a puzzling satellite image. The March 2025 puzzler is shown above. Your challenge is ...