A layer of charged particles, called the ionosphere, surrounds Earth, extending from about 50 to 400 miles above the surface of the planet. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for ...

Plants and soils together are responsible for absorbing just 30% of CO2 emissions. Vegetation is "not even close to taking back up all the carbon dioxide we’re putting in the atmosphere," said ...

Earth's circumference is 24,901 miles (40,075 km), making it the largest rocky planet in the solar system. Our planet orbits 93 million miles (150,000 km) away from the sun.

Diagram of the atmospheric evolution of Earth's ancient atmosphere estimated by this study. Credit: Astrobiology (2024). DOI: ...

Earth is the only planet of the three with an internal magnetic field, which protects its atmosphere from being whisked away from the solar wind. The diagram is not shown to scale. ESA The Earth's ...

A misleading graphic circulating on social media understates man-made contributions to carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the Earth’s atmosphere, overstates “natural” levels and downplays the ...

In this diagram, the red lines represent the edges of the tectonic plates that make up the Earth's crust. For example, iron is mined from the Earth's crust in quarries. It is a finite resource ...

The Earth’s atmosphere is described as a fragile coat wrapping around the planet, comparable in scale to an apple’s skin protecting the fruit.For more than half a century, even before the ...