The Planetary Health Check is a key monitor of earth's vital signs—and will guide action for a more sustainable world.

Leaving Planet Simple doesn't require rocket ships and interstellar “road trips” to Mars. It demands something potentially more challenging: a paradigm shift in how we understand our relationship with ...

Where did all the water come from? Water, water everywhere. It covers 70 percent of Earth’s surface and earns it the nickname “the blue planet.” And yet… where did it come from? How is it so abundant ...

Volcanoes were still erupting on the moon when dinosaurs roamed Earth, new research suggests. A new interactive visual depicts everything on the planet Earth, showing, with scientific precision and ...

NASA wants users to know more about the planet and have their bugging questions easily answered when pondering about the living world, with its recent partnership with Microsoft delivering the latest ...

Researchers have discovered chemical fingerprints of Earth's earliest incarnation, preserved in ancient mantle rocks. A unique imbalance in potassium isotopes points to remnants of “proto Earth” ...

Our solar system is a lot like the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Planets that are located close to the sun can be too hot, while those located further from the sun can be too cold, making ...