Scientists found new evidence that Earth’s crust is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada in California. The process might be ...

All that said, the findings can’t confirm the terrestrial life theory beyond a doubt. There’s still a chance hydrogen-heavy ...

The mission, jointly operated by the United States and India, will measure minute changes to land, ice, and ecosystems around ...

An international team of researchers may have answered one of space science's long-running questions—and it could change our ...

Astronomers have made a detection suggesting biosignatures, or signs of biological activity, on an exoplanet located 124 ...

Additionally, ancient humans may have ramped up their use of ochre. This naturally occurring pigment is composed of iron ...

As we celebrate Earth Month, we are kicking off a series of retrospectives on National Academies reports and activities ...

The sun may rise every morning, but the amount of sunlight reaching Earth's surface can substantially vary over decades, ...

Project-based learning and a modular class design help students from various backgrounds and universities gain hands-on experience with environmental remote sensing.

Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even ...

Near a planet far, far away astronomers have found traces of chemicals that on Earth are only produced by living beings.

The oldest crust on Earth, known to be unchanging, is actually being altered in real time. The North American continent is ...