Earth is taking in more energy than it releases back to space—a growing "energy imbalance" that is fueling global warming. A ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

You may have heard about a NASA probe that successfully brought some samples from a deep-space asteroid back to Earth. It took four billion miles to get them, but researchers believe it will be worth ...

There are three things that I remember from my high-school Earth-science class: the swirling pink cover of the study book designed to help us pass New York State’s year-end test, the football player ...

In the end, the earth science course in North Carolina public schools didn't end up on the chopping block. But for several weeks, it certainly appeared to be on life support after legislation under ...