Earth

Aurora seen from space by NASA astronaut Josh Cassada

NASA astronaut aboard ISS shares ‘absolutely unreal’ view of aurora on EarthMarch 2, 2023

Earth's tilt explains short and cold January days

How the Earth’s tilt creates short, cold January daysJanuary 2, 2023

Rose-veiled Fairy Wrasse is one of the new fish species discovered in 2022.

Animal & Wildlife News

Our growing world in 2022: Here are some of the 146 spectacular new species discovered last yearJanuary 1, 2023

People looking up at Milky Way galaxy in night sky

Unexplainable ‘ghostly glow’ surrounding the solar system discovered by Hubble telescopeDecember 12, 2022

Child holding Earth in their hands.

Where did the Earth’s oxygen come from? New study hints at an unexpected sourceNovember 29, 2022

Unique environments create distinctive red, pink, blue, and green "kinds" of the mineral beryl, among them emerald

Here’s how Earth’s minerals are helping scientists reconstruct history of planet — and find alien life tooOctober 22, 2022