Planet Earth

The cooler climate pattern is predicted to persist for the third winter in a row, bringing an increased risk of powerful hurricanes to the eastern U.S. and flooding to Australia.

Forests took millions of years to evolve after the first land plants arrived, waiting for precursors to roots and branches to arrive and for CO2 levels to get just right.

Researchers have discovered tiny, never-before-seen carbon crystals in meteorite dust left over from the explosion of the Chelyabinsk meteor in 2013.

The Supreme Court ruled that the EPA can't impose nationwide greenhouse gas emissions reduction policies without express approval from Congress.

Climate change just got even more terrifying.

The waves exceeded speeds of 700 mph.

Like some other metals, copper oxidizes when left out in the elements, but the coloring process is complicated.

More than 70% of our little blue planet is covered by water, but we can only drink a tiny fraction of it. Why can't we drink saltwater when it is all around us?

There are a myriad of answers to the question, "why are manhole covers round?" But most of them have to do with functionality and economy.

Previous researchers were unable to record its exact coordinates.

The quake occurred near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

Ice melt from vanishing glaciers in Antarctica could raise sea levels by as much as 11 feet.

A sprawling new sonar map of Antarctica's Southern Ocean includes the ocean's new deepest point, the 'Factorian Deep,' for the first time.

Researchers in Antarctica have discovered a hidden ecosystem more than 1,600 feet below the ice, which is filled with shrimplike creatures.

RNA viruses may influence the flow of carbon through the ocean.

Using a new computer model to determine the age of the tree, it was found that the Gran Abuelo could be roughly 5,400 years old.

The Red Sea takes its name from periodic blooms of a blue-green algae called Trichodesmium erythraeum, which turn the normally vivid blue waters a reddish-brown.

This guide to the Atlantic hurricane season of 2022, includes predictions, tropical storm science, naming conventions and storm safety tips.

The Siberian tundra will shrink even with ambitious greenhouse gas reductions. Without them, it could disappear altogether.

Both of Earth's poles are cold, but which has more ice and wins the prize for "coldest" pole?