A giant moon with a chunk taken out of it was visible in the skies on Tuesday night. Here are some of the best shots in case ...

In a geologic instant—over the last few centuries, merely—the unfathomably long and patient work of Earth is being undone.

Varner is a researcher and professor of earth sciences at the University of ... there are blackout curtains to block out the unrelenting light that shines 24 hours a day. Varner has been going ...

The EHT creates a virtual Earth-sized telescope by linking together multiple radio dishes across the globe, using a technique ... A prism splits white light into a rainbow of colors because ...

There's an eerie light in the sky ... the sun appears directly over Earth's equator. They are events when days and nights are equal in length across the globe. This year's fall equinox will ...

We detect them by measuring their similarity on many recorders around the globe ... the source of the Earth's magnetic field. "Understanding the spatial distribution of light elements is an ...

The winning and highly commended underwater photography spotlights breathtaking animal behavior, conservation needs and the ...

Celebrate a Harvest Moon lunar eclipse and an occultation of the planet Saturn, just days before Neptune reaches opposition.

Fracking — the practice of drilling deep into the earth and cracking through layers ... In some towns where fracking takes place, you can light tap water on fire, as flammable methane migrates ...

In research published in One Earth, Garcia and her collaborators ... when low-production years led to prices spiking across the globe. The goal of her research, Garcia says, is to raise awareness ...

Earth belonged to the corals first ... at least in certain pockets of the globe. And as urgent as the IPCC warnings are, Sandin said, such estimates don’t take into account coral’s full ...