NASA announced on Wednesday (July 23) that the space rock is likely to pass close to our planet on Monday (July 28).

As scientists wait for the asteroid to reappear, its revised trajectory is now drawing attention to another possible target: ...

A new study reveals that ocean acidification, triggered by a massive carbon dioxide surge from volcanic activity during the ...

The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists' minds as its revised trajectory is now ...

YR4 was detected by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS telescope, in Río Hurtado, Chile, two days ...

Learn about two major asteroid impacts from 3.5 million years ago that may not have had lasting environmental effects.

Earth, triggering one of the most devastating mass extinctions in history. In a single moment, life on the planet changed ...

The constant deluge of bad news about rising global temperatures and their impacts can make it feel like the world is ending.

Since the first sharks emerged in the world’s oceans nearly half a billion years ago, the world has gone through five major ...

World Asteroid Day 2025 is upon us! Here's how you can celebrate the event by livestreaming real-time views of near-Earth asteroids from the comfort of your home.

A new Yale study has found that the oldest common ancestor of today’s xantusiid night lizards — small lizards that, despite their name, are most active during the day — predates the ...