A ring could explain a mysterious arrangement of impact craters near the equator and might even have caused an ice age, ...

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A timeline of 485 million years of Earth’s surface temperatures shows ancient greenhouse conditions were hotter than scientists thought.

Biocrust, also called cryptobiotic soil, is a "community of tiny, dirt-dwelling organisms that form a distinct crust on the ...

Human activities now account for two-thirds of all methane venting to the atmosphere, and our efforts to staunch the flow are ...

A new study offers the most detailed glimpse yet into how Earth's surface temperature has changed over the past 485 million years. The data show that Earth has been and can be warmer than today -- but ...

Lavas from hotspots - -whether erupting in Hawaii, Samoa or Iceland -- likely originate from a worldwide, uniform reservoir in Earth's mantle, according to an evaluation of volcanic hotspots.

After launching early on Tuesday, the billionaire Jared Isaacman and his crew traveled to altitudes not visited by any ...

Under this contract, Pixxel will provide NASA, the US government and its academic partners with hyperspectral Earth observation data, further strengthening the administrations Earth science research ...

NASA has selected Indian private spacecraft company Pixxel for a new contract to provide Earth-observation data and services.

The following is the second of a two-part story on the Wurtsmith Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting that was held in ...

This is a time for family and friends to gather and gaze at the moon together — even if they are miles apart — and then enjoy some delicious moon cakes afterwards,” Lin said.