At night, this bounty triggers the largest daily migration on earth. A cloud of zooplankton (tiny microscopic creatures) emerges from the ocean depths to feast — doubling their weight every day ...

Scientists break down the reasons why days are getting shorter—and the mystery they're still trying to solve about Earth's ...

Planet Earth is spinning a little faster today — and will spin a little faster one day next month, too. This will technically result in shorter days, but the change will be so minuscule you won ...

SCIENTISTS have stumbled across a new Super-Earth that orbits inside its star’s habitable zone with a new alien-hunting tool. Searching for Earth-like planets – and Earth-like life R… ...

Earth is approaching a critical moment in the future habitability of the planet. Credit: NASA images by Reto Stöckli, based on data from NASA and NOAA ...

People tend to associate proximity with warmth, so it seems natural to assume the seasons are caused by changes in how far Earth is from the sun. But the planet’s distance has little to do with ...

Earth Day is on April 22. Here’s how to invest sustainably, and other ways to help the planet. The 2025 Earth Day theme is “Our Power, Our Planet.” It urges everyone to “unite around ...