Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

Over the past two centuries, humans have quietly nudged the very axis of our planet. As thousands of dams have been built ...

Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest – but an independent analysis shows they might be off by ...

Over the past two centuries, humans have locked up enough water in dams to shift Earth's poles slightly away from the ...

Earth is surrounded by an invisible force field — a vast magnetic shield generated by molten metal churning deep inside the planet. This magnetic field protects us from harmful solar winds and cosmic ...

An astrophysicist who spent time doing research at the South Pole gets to the bottom of how things feel at the ends of the ...

In the stratosphere over Siberia, temperatures recently jumped nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit, shoving the polar vortex off its North Pole perch.

Eleven of North America’s best under-the-radar islands, from paradise beaches to a wilderness at the end of the earth Our list includes a spot in Texas with views of SpaceX launches, an island ...

For a truly great escape, look no further than a visit to one of North America's hidden-gem islands, as revealed below. They are only a few miles from mainland shorelines, but you'll feel like you ...

Sheldon Creed will lead the field to green in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at EchoPark Speedway after a qualifying lap of 172.673 mph.