Across a Swiss meadow and into its forested edges, the drone dragged a jumbo-size cotton swab from a 13-foot tether. Along ...

Earth is far from a static place. That's true in the present, but it's even more apparent when you look to the past, as Earth ...

By Ken Burns and David Leonhardt Produced by Jillian Weinberger President Trump’s threats to democracy have prompted a number ...

Humans are gambling on the very stability of Earth's life support systems, scientists said Wednesday, warning that ocean ...

Once a year, there are a few things you can bank on in life: the Earth will complete another full revolution of the sun, a ...

Many believe that climate change is caused by the Industrial Revolution, that it all began with a forge for working brass for buttons built next to a grist mill and sawmills on the Ten Mile River ...

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected witness to Earth’s distant past: tiny iron oxide stones called ooids. These mineral snowballs lock away traces of ancient carbon, revealing that oceans between ...

For the more than 242 million years that lizards and snakes appear in the fossil record, they show up mostly as pieces of ...

Astronomers warn of hidden asteroids near Venus that evade detection, with some capable of crossing Earth’s orbit and posing ...

It is a tragedy that we still follow the line expounded by the carbon emitters and polluters of the environment. We have ...

Emmanuel Macron was humbled this week after New York City cops stopped him crossing the street because of US President Donald Trump's motorcade.