On Sunday, Dec. 21, at exactly 10:03 a.m. EST, the Northern Hemisphere's astronomical winter officially begins with the ...

Sunday marks the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, signaling the start of astronomical winter ...

Right now, as a passenger on planet Earth, you’re zooming through space at incredible speeds. But why can't you feel it?

For those north of the equator, the solstice on Sunday, Dec. 21, marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. During ...

In a recent study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, researchers suggest that Earth once had a giant, ...

In recent years, a major ocean current changed its path in two crucial ways. Now parts of the sea are rising, other parts are falling, ocean temperatures are breaking records — and Japan’s iconic ...

But in a social media post announcing the move late on Tuesday, Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and ...

Earth’s inner core has long puzzled scientists because seismic waves move through it unevenly. Compressional waves from ...

The annual Geminid meteor shower is set to peak this weekend, offering stargazers a chance to catch what is often one of the year’s best and most reliable displays of shooting stars. The meteor shower ...

Experts note that this warm spell fits a larger trend of warming winters in the Rocky Mountains, with shorter snow seasons, a ...

Earth is the only home humanity has ever known, yet most people are unaware of the incredible mysteries, extremes, and scientific wonders that make our planet unique. From hidden geological features ...

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