In 2007, a peculiar gravity signal was detected from deep within Earth, suggesting rapid changes near the planet’s core. This ...

The Earth is reflecting less light than it used to, especially the Northern Hemisphere. While climate change is to blame, the ...

When the balance in reflectivity shifts, “the whole circulation of the climate will shift in order to transport energy from ...

Earth’s magnetic field protects the planet from space weather like cosmic radiation and charged particles from the Sun. The ...

As they whirl around in low-Earth orbit, satellite configurations are far more sensitive to changes in Earth's gravity field ...

For more than two decades, Earth has been quietly growing darker. Not in metaphor or mood, but in physics. Satellite data ...

A new NASA-backed study—relying on data from the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) satellite—suggests that ...

As part of the ongoing effort, a NASA-supported team recently published one of the most detailed maps yet of the seafloor.

Scattering microscopic particles of sulfur in the atmosphere might slow down climate change. It might also change weather patterns.

Human engineering appears to have moved the planet, literally. According to new research published this month, the global boom in dam construction over the past two centuries has caused measurable ...

Gulf of Alaska ocean heatwaves reshaped plankton and slowed the water’s carbon pump, trapping carbon near the surface instead ...

As the Earth's crust shifted and groaned over millions of years, something extraordinary happened beneath the surface. Deep inside the planet, hot rock began rising. Over time, this invisible force ...