That's good news for scientists and NASA, which is looking to land astronauts at the south pole on the near, Earth-facing ...

Some of us remember the first Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, 1970. We pulled old bedsprings and tires out of local rivers and urged a ban on phosphates that fueled weed growth in streams and ...

Scientists have found an asteroid that might smash into the Earth in December 2032. That's less than eight short years away, ...

A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.

CNBC's Alex Sherman talks to Al Guido, president of the San Francisco 49ers, about quarterback Brock Purdy's prospects to ...

A BBC documentary crew in Northern Ireland stumbled upon a fungus that hijacks spiders in an arachnid version of “The Last of Us.” ...

Scientists have been exploring this hidden realm, uncovering an astonishing variety of microbes that survive in extreme ...

Scientists used aircraft and satellites to track biodiversity, helping improve conservation and space research.

Measurements and data collected from space can be used to better understand life on Earth. An ambitious, multinational research project has demonstrated that Earth's biodiversity can be monitored and ...

A recent study revealed that 2020 was the greenest year recorded by modern satellite observations from 2001 to 2020. This surge in greenery was particularly evident in northern and temperate regions, ...

Forget about Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali, the fastest punch in the world belongs to the mantis shrimp. This shrimp can smash a shell with the force of a .22 caliber bullet and remain intact despite the ...

Summer-a time when the urge to explore places familiar and new beckons to young and old alike. Although the sun sets late during the summer months, we inevitably find ourselves outside looking at ...