And to me, that photograph, along with the fact that Apollo 8, being the first step away from the planet, were one of the key things that brought home to the inhabitants of the earth, not just ...

Here on Earth, with the unaided eye ... low-resolution glimpse of what our world would look like to a visitor from afar," ...

British author Samantha Harvey won the Booker Prize for fiction on Tuesday with her book .

In September 2005 Afar herders in northern Ethiopia watched in amazement as the Earth yawned open and swallowed their goats and camels. Chunks of obsidian burst from subterranean caverns and flew ...

Earth's sixth ocean is forming in East Africa's Afar region, where three tectonic plates meet in a complex geological dance. This unique location provides scientists with an unprecedented opportunity ...

The confectionary brand’s festive offering is a touching animated film, created by Ogilvy, about a lonely robot’s longing for ...

Scientists have officially spotted characteristics of superfluidity (a quantum fluid with zero viscosity) inside a ...

After spending three months in one of the driest places in the world, writer Mark Johanson is eager to return.

He talked about how profound it was to see the earth from afar, as just a small spec suspended in space. He was struck by both the fragility and magnificence of our planet, saying that the ...

Each summer, European tourists descend on Death Valley, following the alleged footsteps of a famed German author. It’s this ...

Phil Miles, 76, a regular Muni golfer who before Helene played weekly, was back at the course for the first time Nov. 7. He ...

The idea ostriches bury their heads when they feel threatened is thought have come from Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder ...