Have Been the Hottest on Record In recent history, the earth has been experiencing unprecedented heat levels. It hasn't just ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Earth, our home planet, is a world unlike any other. The third planet from the sun, Earth is the only place in the known universe confirmed to host life. With a radius of 3,959 miles, Earth is the ...

The area most people think about when you say "Middle-earth" is actually just a portion of a planet which Tolkien invented. The whole world is referred to by Tolkien as Eä. There’s a giant void ...

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 ...