Our planet’s first known mass extinction happened about 440 million years ago. Species diversity on Earth had been increasing ...

NASA's SWOT satellite has revealed unseen ocean depths, mapping seafloor features that shape life, currents and tectonics.

Satellite images taken more than three decades apart show the disappearance of Iceland's Okjökull, the first glacier to be ...

The museum hopes that after learning about the planet’s prehistoric past, people will do more to preserve Earth’s future.

NASA is monitoring a bus-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five space rocks ...

Friday (March 28), shaking Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, as well as nearby countries, including China and ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the 'devastating' effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests. Researchers say these super-powerful blasts ...

The magnitude 7.7 earthquake was powerful, shallow and in a heavily populated region with vulnerable buildings.

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for one in five deaths. The inability of damaged heart muscle tissue to regenerate makes heart disease difficult to ...

The earthquake, originating along the Sagaing Fault, was shallow, resulting in intense ground shaking, according to experts.