The planet’s long-standing natural “thermostat” is being outpaced by an feedback loop process involving algae, phosphorus, ...

In a new book, NASA astrobiologist Caleb Scharf says the fate of life on Earth may hinge on leaving our planet behind ...

We finally have the power to witness our planet as it truly is: scarred, altering and astonishingly interconnected. It’s a turning point in how we see, understand and ultimately protect our planet.

The team discovered that the surface might contain liquid water, an essential ingredient for life. Astronomers from the University of California, Irvine have discovered a planet orbiting within the ...

Elon Musk's brilliant plan for saving us from climate change involves a little help from a swarm of friendly AI satellites.

In a landmark achievement, astronomers have identified a super-Earth exoplanet only 18 light-years away that meets all the ...

This is the message of the sixth issue of the annual "State of the Climate" report. The report was prepared by an international coalition with contribution from the Potsdam Institute for Climate ...

It’s been a tough few years on planet Earth, with a pandemic ripping across the globe, and an onslaught of record-breaking heatwaves and natural disasters. Events like these are good examples of why ...

"Economic growth, as we have traditionally defined it, can no longer be our guiding star," wrote Jane Goodall.

Astronomers recently detected a stray quasi-moon in our planet’s orbit, but it's hardly the first stowaway to hang out around ...