Everyone knows what planet Earth looks like… right? But from the earliest black-and-white photos returned by high-altitude rockets to the daily flow of snapshots taken by astronauts on the ISS ...

Researchers have recreated the tumultuous beginnings of Earth, simulating what the planet was like just after its formation 4 ...

Scientists believe that something very much like this was probably the closest relative of all animal life on Earth so simple creatures on K2-18b might look similar.

Most heart attacks feel mild, not dramatic. Misbeliefs delay treatment and worsen health outcomes over time, often leading to ...

An image taken by a Japanese satellite launch on 7 October 2014 has snapped the true colour of planet Earth (shown). The image from the Himawari-8 weather satellite shows Earth's natural colour.

What Did Cleopatra Really Look Like? Scholars have searched for the visage behind the legend, but it’s often impossible to verify a historical figure’s image. Cleopatra's body has never been ...

The green burial movement honors both the Earth and lost loved ones. What if your final resting place could help protect the planet? The green burial movement is changing the way we say goodbye ...

What would Earth look like to a distant alien civilization? In a study, scientists have worked out what intelligent extraterrestrials—should they exist—might detect if they were to observe our ...

If you want to know what the cloud of gas that surrounds the planet is really doing for us, you have to see what the world would be like without it.

Taylor: We've all seen pictures from space looking back at Earth. But can you describe for us what it's really like to see it from your perspective?

Scientists believe that something very much like this was probably the closest relative of all animal life on Earth so simple creatures on K2-18b might look similar.