The Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) team was one of two teams selected out of four finalists for NASA’s Earth System ...

Two next-generation satellite missions announced Thursday will help NASA better understand Earth and improve capabilities to ...

Seasonality shapes much of life on Earth. Most species, including humans, have synchronized their own rhythms with those of the Earth's seasons. Plant growth cycles, the migration of billions of ...

What can fossil records teach scientists about ancient ecosystems and marine environments? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences hopes to address ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Global Ecosystems Atlas is a tool that aims to serve as an open-source repository for data on all the ecosystems in the world. Developed by the ...

In 1986, Romanian geologist Cristian Lascu discovered Movile Cave near Mangalia, Romania—a place that has remained completely sealed off from the surface world for 5.5 million years. No air, water, or ...

Can humans endure long-term living in deep space? The answer is a lukewarm maybe, according to a new theory describing the complexity of maintaining gravity and oxygen, obtaining water, developing ...

NASA has selected two new Earth observation missions namely STRIVE and EDGE to better understand changes in the atmosphere, ...

Peat bogs sequester a massive amount of the Earth's carbon dioxide. But even as scientists work to better understand bogs' sequestration, the wetlands are under threat. On a cold winter afternoon, ...

Two recent international studies are poised to change the way scientists view the crucial relationship between Earth’s climate and the carbon cycle. These reports explore the global photosynthesis and ...

In a landmark move, India's Finance Minister proposed dedicated rare earth corridors in Odisha, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and ...