Our breakdown of 7 hidden science lessons in the stunning photo taken by an astronaut on the Artemis II mission.

Not long after leaving his home planet’s gravitational pull, Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman photographed a side of Earth ...

Exactly when and how plate tectonics started, however, is a matter of debate. Now, in a study published March 19 in the ...

Hundreds of millions of years ago, Earth’s magnetic field behaved in a way that has long baffled scientists, showing wild and ...

Where do Earth's oceans come from? The debate on whether water may have been originally delivered to our planet by comets striking its surface has reopened after a new groundbreaking study. Published ...

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Scientists have finally cracked a long-standing mystery about squid and cuttlefish evolution by analyzing newly sequenced ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A Pew Research poll reveals partisan division over U.S. scientific leadership, with Democrats far more concerned ...

The study of Earth science isn’t just for students who are interested in how our planet works. It’s also for those who are passionate about addressing urgent global challenges such as climate change, ...

From this past July to our upcoming January, Earth gets nearly 2 million miles closer to the sun. At the same time, average highs in Colorado Springs and Pueblo go from 86 and 93 degrees to 45 and 48 ...