A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiters is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three ...

Did NASA find another Earth? Scientists look to the sky to find a copy of our planet, and some experts think they may have found one.

Recent scientific discoveries have unearthed evidence of a cataclysmically destroyed planet, fragments of which contributed ...

Earth's systems are nearing tipping points that could plunge the planet into a "hothouse" regime — but there's still time to ...

The S2 mega meteorite unleashed an ancient apocalypse on Earth unlike anything we could imagine, but did it also help life ...

When a Mars-sized meteorite slammed into Earth billions of years ago, the impact completely reset any and all chemical ...

Earth’s climate balance isn’t just governed by the slow weathering of silicate rocks, which capture carbon and stabilize temperature over eons. New research reveals that biological and oceanic ...

When Earth’s ancient supercontinent Nuna broke apart, it reshaped oceans, cooled the climate, and set the stage for complex ...

The climate is "continuing to shift in a very dangerous direction"—and action is needed—Christopher Wolf told Newsweek.

This is the message of the sixth issue of the annual "State of the Climate" report. The report was prepared by an ...

The planet is on the cusp of triggering the sixth mass extinction event. Conserving a small percentage of land could make all ...