Mountains cover more than a quarter of the Earth’s land surface. They carry deep spiritual significance, regulate weather and ...

Celebrated on 11 December, International Mountain Day reminds us of the essential role mountains play in sustaining life.

Earth researchers have spent generations decoding the Grand Canyon, turning its cliffs and chasms into one of the clearest ...

River Cleanup, a global organization dedicated to making rivers plastic free, sponsored 14 events in honor of Call to Earth Day, encouraging volunteers around the world — in Belgium, the Democratic ...

James O'Donoghue receives funding from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). Earth will complete a rotation 1.33 milliseconds earlier than usual on Tuesday, August 5. That makes it ...

The planet’s rotation fluctuates as it travels around the sun, and measurements suggest we’re losing more than a millisecond during the long days of summer. By Jacey Fortin This article was updated ...

The Earth is pretty good at keeping its pace. However, variations do happen. And on three separate days this summer—July 9, July 22, and August 5—the Earth will spin notably faster than usual. Of ...

Although the Earth completes one full rotation in 86,400 seconds on average, that spin fluctuates by a millisecond or two every day. Before 2020, the Earth never experienced a day shorter than the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Earth could be about to record its fastest-ever rotation.

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...

The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is set to begin streaming exclusively on HBO Max in the U.S. on June 27. Hailing from Ketchup Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, the film will ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. As Americans celebrated Earth Day on Tuesday, the nonprofit world was left anxiously ...