The Earth is at least 4.54 billion years old, and in that time span has undergone profound change. But what do we really know about our own planet? Click through and find out more about our unique ...

Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

This gravity disparity is largely due to that equatorial bulge creating non-uniform distances from points on the ... the Earth's surface, contain close to 20 million tons of gold. From our morning ...

A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's ...

Did you know that the mining of rare earth minerals can have surprising effects on our planet? 🌎 These 10 facts will open ...

Plate tectonics give Earth its mountains, earthquakes, continental drift and maybe even helped give rise to life itself. But ...

A collection of down-to-Earth facts about our planet and its place in the solar system. This collection introduces the Sun as the main source of light and heat on Earth. It explains that the Earth ...

In fact, it's quite the opposite: The planet is at it's farthest point from the sun during the summer. It is warmer during the summer because Earth is tilted. During its orbit, our home planet's ...

The Red Planet will be at its closest point to Earth, also known as perigee, on Jan. 12 and will be exactly opposite the sun ...

"Once again, the temperature record has been shattered — 2024 was the hottest year since record keeping began in 1880." ...

Deforestation is a very destructive process that threatens the health of our planet and its inhabitants ... Rainforests in these regions cover just 2% of Earth's total surface area and yet ...

Venus and Saturn will be in conjunction this weekend, appearing side by side in the night sky during January's post-sunset ...