Executive Producer Mike Gunton joins Tom Hanks to discuss the groundbreaking new series From BBC Studios Natural History Unit ...

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New research suggests that dark energy isn't needed to explain the acceleration in the expansion of the universe — instead ...

It’s neither fast nor food, but a spectacular object called HH 30 looks appetizing for astronomers in a new image from the ...

The process has begun to unfold since the asteroid was first spotted late last year on a potential collision course with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. Initially, the odds of impact fluctuated around 1% ...

Today, February 13, 2025, a 93-foot asteroid named 2025 CL3 is set to pass close to Earth at 7:06 PM IST. The thought of a large space rock speeding through our solar system might sound alarming ...

That’s not even close to the size of the “planet-killer” asteroid that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago and led to the extinction of dinosaurs. That one was estimated to be about 6.2 ...

The US Fish and Wildlife Service, the nation’s only government agency dedicated to conserving plants and animals, has frozen its vast ... Mining rare earth metals for our smartphones, for ...

Earth’s warming could trigger sweeping changes ... In his first few weeks, President Trump has frozen climate spending, shaken up staffing at agencies like the E.P.A. and set off a wave of ...

Earth's Inner Core Is Undergoing a Transformation Feb. 10, 2025 — Earth's inner core is undergoing structural transformation. Located 3,000 miles below the Earth's surface, the inner core is ...

The Earth Institute was established in 1995 to advance our understanding of Earth science and apply that knowledge to decisions made by governments and businesses around the world. A world leader in ...