The collapse of tropical forests during Earth's most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged global warming which followed, according to new research.

Low environmental standards helped China become the world’s low-cost producer of rare earths, but Beijing was also focused on helping the industry.

Celebrate World Asteroid Day 2025 on June 30 by watching a free live stream of near-Earth asteroids courtesy of the Virtual Telescope Project.

On July 3, Earth Will Reach Its Farthest Point From The Sun – 152 Million Kilometers Away It will not always be like this; our planet’s orbit is becoming more circular.

Time is not on your side this summer. The Earth is set to have three remarkably shorter than average days in the coming weeks as the Earth’s rotation unexpectedly accelerates, according to ...

While rare earths magnets from China are beginning to flow again, customers remain on edge about the threat of future shortages.

A look back at the week's activities for the Expedition 73 and Axiom Mission 4 crews.

National, state leaders to gather for Brook Mine ribbon cutting, Wyoming's first new coal mine in 50 years focused on rare earth minerals.

Sotheby’s says the meteorite was blown off the surface of Mars by a massive asteroid strike and traveled 140 miles to Earth, where it was found in the Sahara in Niger in 2023.

When Siberian volcanoes kicked off the Great Dying, the real climate villain turned out to be the rainforests themselves: once they collapsed, Earth’s biggest carbon sponge vanished, CO₂ ...

A new collection of early Black Sabbath demos, recorded in 1969 under the name Earth, will be released next month for the first time.

It’s important to note, however, that it will take many more years for signals to reach any extraterrestrial civilizations located 200 light-years away from Earth.