A shifting of Earth’s poles, referred to as ‘True Polar Wander,” combined with the sinking of tectonic plates during the Cenozoic Era, altered the planet’s interior, with rising hot mantle material ...

The planet is becoming greener, but scientists warn that forests with fast-growing trees are more fragile and less resilient.

Earth’s magnetic shield is shifting in dramatic ways. New data from ESA’s Swarm satellites show that the South Atlantic Anomaly — a vast weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field — has grown by nearly half ...

The James Webb Space Telescope delivers the 1st detailed 3D map of Uranus’s upper atmosphere, revealing dramatic temperature ...

In 250 million years, Earth’s continents may merge into a supercontinent so extreme that most mammals would struggle to survive.

Gravitational anomalies detected by NASA and the German Aerospace Center’s GRACE satellites confused scientists for years. Here’s what happened.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first vertical view of Uranus's upper atmosphere, delivering an unprecedented look at the planet's ionosphere and auroral structures. The new ...

More than 1,050 systems across America have been found to exceed the standard EPA limit for the toxic chemical.

An early morning eclipse will sweep across North America on March 3, posing a challenge for skywatchers along the eastern half of the continent.

One of the world’s most powerful telescopes has peered inside Uranus to map its version of the northern lights in 3D for the ...

The planets are aligning — literally — and the celestial show can be seen in the Las Vegas Valley through the end of February. The event has been dubbed a “planetary parade,” a term referring to ...

American space agency NASA announced it found a new way to allow the Perseverance rover to determine its position on Mars by itself.