New research has uncovered that the construction of water dams has shifted Earth's poles in subtle but important ways.

New research suggests that the thousands of dams built over the past two centuries have caused the Earth's poles to drift ...

MP Materials has announced plans to expand rare earth mining and processing operations as Washington seeks to end its ...

Sotheby's is putting some rare items up for auction, including what it calls the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth.

Humans might not know of any intelligent beings beyond Earth, but if they exist, they might already know about us. New ...

Shares of Australian rare earths miners, including Lynas and Iluka Resources, soared on Friday after U.S.-based MP Materials' ...

On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth ...

The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.

As Earth spins faster than it has in decades, atomic clocks are catching the difference, and shorter days are on the horizon.

Since Edward Burtynsky’s birth in Ontario, Canada, in 1955, the Earth’s population has roughly tripled, and its economy has ...

What’s your guess for Earth’s most isolated island? It’s not Hawaii. It’s not Fiji. In fact, if you’re thinking beaches, palm ...