A new study reveals that humans were extensively using fire to modify landscapes as far back as 50,000 years ago. That’s at ...

A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally ...

Ancient sediment reveals humans began systematically using fire 50,000 years ago, reshaping global climate patterns.

Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...

Polar adventurer Alan Chambers has teamed up with climate scientists to see if microplastics and nanoplastics have reached ...

Science is under attack throughout the world. Meanwhile, there’s substantial scientific evidence that the planetary system is ...

These photos show all the beautiful, terrible ways humans are changing the Earth. Ahead of his new exhibition, legendary photographer Edward Burtynsky opens up about his search for wonder and the ...

Gu also noted that it requires further investigation to assess whether the discovered habitable planet truly possesses conditions suitable for Earth-like life. The research is jointly conducted by the ...

NASA images reveal shallow ice beneath Mars’s surface, offering a promising water source for future astronauts and clues to ...

The 54 pound chunk from Mars was found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 and could set a record when it appears at auction this ...

Humans have been around on Earth for thousands of years, but there was a period when humanity was almost wiped out of ...

Less research on environmental risks means we will be forced to operate with an incomplete understanding of those risks.