Earth Day began as a protest in 1970, but its meaning has evolved. Here’s how it changed - and what it represents today.

Deep beneath our feet, something extraordinary is happening. Scientists have discovered that changes in Earth's core are directly influencing our planet's magnetic field in ways we're only beginning ...

Spending time in the weightless environment of microgravity can have some dramatic effects on the human body, but scientists have recently discovered a new one that could help explain why some ...

Climate change is making extreme weather feel closer than ever, with longer heatwaves, stronger storms, and shifting seasons.

Following a successful prototype, Microsoft will be delivering a new artificial intelligence tool to the U.S. government that uses historic hydrology data to help a diverse set of users understand and ...

A dip in Earth's gravity field beneath Antarctica is helping scientists track deep-Earth changes over tens of millions of years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Abstract: The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE), launched in 2002, provided pioneering observations of changes in surface mass on our planet by measuring variations in the gravitational ...

This result is similar to an earlier 2017 study, which found that artificially lit outdoor areas were growing by about 2% ...