Earth has not always been so hospitable to live. During several ice ages, the planet's surface was almost completely frozen ...

European Union leaders will use a summit with China next month to seek better access to Chinese rare earths and critical ...

However, a 2021 NASA study found that the excess of incoming sunlight over outgoing radiation, known as Earth’s energy ...

According to a new study, a Moon strike by asteroid 2024 YR4 could create a debris cloud weighing more 100,000,000kg – 10 per ...

When the Earth froze over, where did life shelter? MIT scientists say one refuge may have been pools of melted ice that ...

The world breathed a sigh of relief when NASA confirmed the asteroid was no longer likely to hit Earth. But scientists now ...

India aims to boost rare earth magnet production with a fiscal incentive program to reduce reliance on Chinese imports.

Could a passing star be on a collision course with our solar system and, eventually, Earth?It’s difficult to know if such an ...

At the heart of the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a digital camera that will create an unparalleled map of the cosmos.

India may limit private mining of rare earth elements due to radioactive risks and national security concerns. Despite vast ...

The strength of Earth’s magnetic field seems to rise and fall hand-in-hand with the abundance of oxygen in its atmosphere, a ...

Record-high greenhouse gas emissions are set to exhaust the planet’s “carbon budget” within three years, passing another ...