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Life on planet is in peril, say climate experts, as they call for a rapid and just transition to a sustainable future

After a journey of seven years and nearly 4 billion miles, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft landed gently in the Utah desert on the morning of Sept. 24, 2023, with a precious payload. The spacecraft brought back a sample from the asteroid Bennu.

We untangle the language used in eco travel, so you can tell the companies that are all talk from those that walk the walk

Analysis of lunar crystals pushes back Moon's formation to at least 4.46 billion years ago

The study has interesting implications for how our planet formed and what's up with our mysterious core

Malaysia’s government says it will allow Lynas Rare Earths to continue to import and process rare earths until March 2026

As we race toward the midway point of the NFL season, the good teams are beginning to separate themselves from the mediocre.

A team of experts sought to use the diamonds to understand how the earliest continents formed

A reexamination of samples from the Apollo 17 mission has updated the official age of the Moon

American Red Cross urges nationwide earthquake drill to ensure readiness and safety.

Little Deming Lake doesn’t get much notice from visitors to Itasca State Park in Minnesota. There’s better boating on nearby Lake Itasca, the headwaters of the Mississippi River. My colleagues and I need to maneuver hundreds of pounds of equipment down a hidden path made narrow by late-summer poison ivy…