Researchers from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Columbia University ...

Astronomers are reporting the detection of a large object entering our solar system, and it is causing quite the stir in the ...

Earth lives in a shooting gallery, with small and large rocky bodies in abundance in our solar system. Are we in danger of ...

The ancient history of Earth has always been hard to read. Most of the planet’s earliest crust has been lost, buried, or ...

Worldwide, farming is responsible for more than 20% of greenhouse gas emissions and uses more than 70% of all fresh water ...

After 12 consecutive months with temperatures 1.5 C above the 1850-1900 average, Earth’s temperature has now fallen slightly.

A recent study in Icarus suggests a wandering star could disrupt our solar system. Simulations reveal that a star passing ...

Scientists are working to understand the curious phenomena of red sprites, green ghosts and blue jets high above ...

Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq ...

The monstrous 85-mile-wide comet C/2014 UN271 is the second most distant body originating from the Oort Cloud found to be ...

Canadian scientists found the oldest known rocks on Earth - dating back 4.16 billion years - shedding light on our planet’s ...

Neanderthals have long been the subject of intense scientific debate. This is largely because we still lack clear answers to ...