A hidden ocean on dwarf planet Ceres may have churned up some of the ingredients for life relatively recently.

A new study offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth's surface temperature has changed in the past 485 million years.

A University of Washington study offers new insights into the end of the last Snowball Earth event, explaining how melting ...

During an equinox, places around the globe experience nearly equal amounts of daytime and nighttime. The second occurrence ...

At times during the past half-billion years, carbon dioxide warmed our planet more than previously thought, according to a ...

Peanuts! Get your peanuts here! The solar system has been passing out peanuts lately in the form of two different oddly shaped asteroids that recently passed by Earth, and both look like over-sized ...

"A marvellously engaging writer." The Times Discover the story of life on our planet as you have never seen it before, from ...

Some of the most dramatic climatic events in our planet's history are 'Snowball Earth' events that happened hundreds of millions of years ago, when almost the entire planet was encased in ice up to 0.

For students diving into the realms of geography, understanding the world's major oceans and continents is essential. These ...

Planet Labs Germany GmbH has signed a three year contract with the German Space Agency at German Aerospace Center. Through the ...

There are four so-called fundamental forces in the universe: the strong nuclear force, which ensures the stability of atomic ...

Below are fun facts about Uranus to help you explore more about it ... Uranus may have collided with a planet the size of Earth, forcing its axis to change dramatically. The tilt causes it to ...