Earth’s orbit around the Sun is not circular, but an ellipse. The perimeter of Earth’s orbit is roughly 584 million miles ...

Everyone has a past. That includes the millions of species of insects, arachnids, and nematode worms that make up a major ...

Over the past centuries, Earth's magnetic north has been drifting east at an accelerating pace, shifting thousands of ...

Scientists argue that halting the increase in annual emissions is a first step — and shouldn’t be our only focus.

The Cozy Earth Cuddle Blanket changed my opinion on faux fur home accessories. It's soft, weighty and substantial in the most ...

Ash and smoke were flung some 3,900 feet into the air after Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted on Wednesday.

The message was Earth's first genuine attempt at communicating with whatever—or whoever—might be out there, and while we ...

The sun's solar weather has caused several atmospheric events since the star entered its maximum phase. See the sun's effect.

China activates CHIEF, the world's largest hypergravity facility, to advance science with forces thousands of times stronger ...

The saying “In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes” is utter nonsense. The wealthy and powerful have an uncanny way of avoiding taxes. No one is spared the scythe of the Grim ...

UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen warns that the Caspian Sea faces a crisis from climate change, biodiversity loss and ...

Earth may have had a ring made up of a broken asteroid over 400 million years ago, a study finds. The Saturn-like feature ...