If you look at the Moon through binoculars or even a small telescope, the first thing you notice is the […] ...

The Earth's atmosphere is being littered with new metal aerosols from burning spacecraft and rockets, scientists warn.

The answer has to do with the air we breathe and that bright white snowpack, as an atmospheric scientist in Colorado explains ...

As Tehran stirred awake, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrived at a leadership compound on Pasteur Street in the heart of the ...

In the past two months, the Island’s seen more than one snowstorm or full-on blizzard, frigid temperatures that froze ponds, and wind chills that drew tears from the eyes. In this moment, climate ...

Lightning formation and the conditions triggering it have long been shrouded in a cloud of mystery, but new research led by Penn State scientists is lifting the fog. Using mathematical calculations, ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch left a rare high altitude noctilucent cloud glowing before sunrise, sparking awe and confusion across Florida.

A resurrected ancient enzyme is helping scientists test how reliably Earth’s oldest rocks record signs of life.

Scientists are trying to understand how complex life emerged on Earth about 2 billion years ago. Our microbial ancestors could be the key.

There is another way forward. A circular economy for space applies the same principles that aims to transform modern waste policy on Earth. This means designing products to last and keep them in ...

Around 2.3 billion years ago, the Great Oxygenation Event (GOE) marked a major turning point in Earth’s history. The increase ...