After months of tracking and refining Asteroid 2024 YR4's orbit, NASA scientists were able to rule out an Earth strike. There's no real risk to the planet in seven years or afterward, according to the ...

It’s a fitting reminder this month as we mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. For the occasion, we’ve created the first ever “flip” issue of National Geographic—essentially two ...

You may have heard that the sun will swallow the Earth in 5 billion years, but the planet will be uninhabitable a few billion ...

This story is part of our special issue on Earth Day. Read the rest of our stories ... we examine the progress—and the setbacks—over the past 50 years. On April 22, an estimated 20 million ...

The curious minds at What If ponder how life would change if Earth had only 10 years to survive. New Poll Reveals Gavin Newsom’s Approval Rating 8 Times When You Should Probably Still Use Cash ...

A Natural Hydrogen Solution Beneath Our Feet A research team from the University of Oxford, Durham University, and the University of Toronto points to an overlooked answer: Earth’s own crust. Over the ...

Summer temperatures arrived earlier this year, affecting millions of people in Central and Southern states. According to CarbonBrief, a website dedicated to climate science, the contiguous 48 ...

Around six hundred million years ago, our planet almost lost the invisible shield that keeps its surface hospitable. Earth’s magnetic field, generated by whirling molten iron deep below our feet, ...

A colossal burst of solar radiation struck Earth 14,300 years ago, showering the planet with high-energy particles and leaving behind an unmistakable spike in radiocarbon. Until now, scientists could ...

KTLA’s Kimberly Cheng speaks to a 5-year-old boy from Encino, a piano prodigy who has earned the nickname “Baby Mozart.” A burglar who got away with a large amount of gold and valuables is ...

A natural gas could be a key component of climate mitigation, scientists say. A hidden source of clean energy could power the planet for more than a hundred thousand years if tapped into ...