Scientists may have solved why the length of Earth’s day changes by a few milliseconds over decades. Subtle shifts in the ...

The shape of the ocean floor alone can sustain major ocean currents and climate patterns, even in a simulated Earth with ...

ESA’s Juice spacecraft has flown past Earth, using the planet’s gravity to reshape its trajectory as it continues its ...

Elon Musk's company SpaceX describes the spacecraft as "the world's most powerful launch vehicle ever developed" as it is ...

The iron-rich core at the center of our planet has been a crucial part of Earth's evolution. The core not only powers the magnetic field which shields our atmosphere and oceans from solar radiation, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Earth is illuminated against the blackness of space in this ...

As early as 2024, scientists from the US and China discovered that the Earth’s core had slowed down and even stopped moving in relation to the Earth’s crust. But until now, the general public—that’s ...

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with environmental historian Adam Rome. Earth Day was born in 1970 during ...

Our planet’s magnetosphere has seen dramatic shifts across its history—even total reversals—but this recent wrinkle doesn’t pose a threat to life Earth’s magnetic field surrounds the planet, with ...

the Earth you walk on today might not be the same planet that was born 4.5 billion years ago. Many scientists believe that in its infancy, Earth collided with another world the size of Mars, and that ...

Explore new features coming to Google Earth and take a look back at the major milestones of the platform since 2005. Google Earth, the interactive digital globe known for its sweeping satellite views ...