The catastrophic event, which occurred 252 million years ago, wiped out nearly 90 per cent of all life on Earth, both on land and in the oceans.

American space agency NASA says the SPHEREx telescope has begun returning science data, and it will all be shared with the ...

A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally ...

New images from the European Space Agency’s Biomass mission show how the satellite uses advanced radar to map flows of carbon through our planet’s most precious and remote ecosystems ...

Strata: Stories from Deep Time’ explores the origins of the air we breathe and untangles some of our planet’s oldest stories.

The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...

Google marks two decades of Google Earth, the revolutionary tool that has changed how we see and interact with our planet.

ESA’s Biomass satellite reveals hidden carbon, forests, and terrain using advanced radar that sees through trees, sand, and ...

The European Space Agency’s satellite will measure trunks, branches and stems in forests to shed light on how much carbon is ...

The driving force behind this volcanic activity is believed to be the “Iceland Plume”—a deep, hot column of molten rock that ...

Google Earth is celebrating its 20th anniversary by introducing a feature that lets you turn back the clock. Read this story ...

Google announced on Tuesday that you can now access historical Street View imagery on Google Earth. Until now, you’ve only ...