The collapse of tropical forests during Earth's most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged global warming which followed, according to new research.

A look back at the week's activities for the Expedition 73 and Axiom Mission 4 crews.

National, state leaders to gather for Brook Mine ribbon cutting, Wyoming's first new coal mine in 50 years focused on rare earth minerals.

Low environmental standards helped China become the world’s low-cost producer of rare earths, but Beijing was also focused on helping the industry.

Time is not on your side this summer. The Earth is set to have three remarkably shorter than average days in the coming weeks as the Earth’s rotation unexpectedly accelerates, according to ...

Ahead of its eagerly anticipated reopening this August, Bowhill House, Scottish Borders home of the Duke of Buccleuch, unveils the remarkable conservation of two rare globes that illustrate how the ...

NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard.

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station has shared a striking photo of what is known as a Transient Luminous Event seen above a thunderstorm over Mexico and the Desert Southwest earlier… ...

On July 3, Earth Will Reach Its Farthest Point From The Sun – 152 Million Kilometers Away It will not always be like this; our planet’s orbit is becoming more circular.

In the month of May alone, there have been more than 1,400 arrests in Massachusetts by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

An artificial lake of sludge, partly covered with water, was created in Baotou, China, from the waste from rare earth and iron ore processing. It was built without a liner to prevent its contents ...

It was the fourth private astronaut mission funded by Houston-based Axiom Space and the second commanded by veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson.