Earth serves as our fragile and precious home. As far as scientists are aware, it's the only astronomical object known to harbor life. The Earth is at least 4.54 billion years old, and in that ...

Although they don't impact the surface directly, historical evidence and simulations suggest airbursts can pack a punch.

Brr! But in sunlight near Earth, temperatures can swing to a boiling 250 degrees Fahrenheit. That's why astronauts wear reflective white spacesuits. Unimpeded, light can move at 299,792,458 meters ...

As a frequent visitor to EPCOT, I love learning about Spaceship Earth's overall history and little known facts. It is still amazing to me that it was built in 1982 when the park first opened it's ...

We came across a superb infographic released by Giraffe, who are childcare and early learning specialists, which states 50 awesome facts about Earth. The first one that caught our eye is that ...

Rainforests in these regions cover just 2% of Earth's total surface area and yet house half of the world's plant and animal species. Deforestation is the clearing of forests. Most deforestation ...

Sound as we know it does not exist in space. That’s because, on Earth, sound mainly travels to our ears via vibrating air molecules. Because space is a vacuum, meaning there is no matter at all ...

A collection of down-to-Earth facts about our planet and its place in the solar system. This collection introduces the Sun as the main source of light and heat on Earth. It explains that the Earth ...