For much of the last 485 million years, the global climate fluctuated wildly between extremely hot and extremely cold weather, findings that researchers said have major implications for today’s ...

Imagery from NOAA's GOES-East taken over the course of the past year shows the angle at which the sun shines on the Earth change due to the planet's 23.5° axial tilt. (time-lapse is looped 3X) Credit: ...

Earth Day, which began in 1970, is celebrated each year on April 22.

When Apollo 8 commander Frank Borman first viewed the Moon’s far side from his spacecraft window in 1968, he was struck by its stark, lifeless appearance ...

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced sweeping national park changes in November 2025, revising pass artwork, fees ...

It’s hard to believe we’re still making new scientific discoveries about Earth, but the third rock from the sun continues to ...

Millions of people around the world will pause, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day. The annual event is Wednesday.

The first Earth Day, in 1970, came in response to a series of environmental disasters. The pesticide DDT was devastating bird ...

Climate change is making extreme weather feel closer than ever, with longer heatwaves, stronger storms, and shifting seasons.

In a year of grim climate and environment news, we’ve compiled several hopeful signs about our planet’s future.

This year’s message highlights a critical shift: meaningful environmental progress does not come from top-down policies alone ...

Earth formed within such a precise “Goldilocks zone” for oxygen that a 5% change would have prevented life from emerging.