Potentially dangerous comets could be spotted many years in advance by following the meteoroid trails they leave near Earth, ...

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Many migratory birds use Earth’s magnetic field as a compass, but some can also use information from that field to determine ...

Distrust in science and facts has always been around. Whether it was the debate about evolution or the age of the Earth, when science and belief are in conflict, people tend to lean into discrediting ...

You'd be surprised how little we all know about this rock we call home. You might just need these crazy facts about Earth you ...

Adopted 35 years ago, the Montreal Protocol remains a groundbreaking environmental agreement, credited with saving millions ...

The Smithsonian partners with NASA to present the Earth Information Center, a larger-than-life display that visualizes interconnected changes on the planet Jack Tamisiea The museum's newest ...

From time to time, when Earth's tectonic plates shift, the planet emits a long, slow belch of carbon dioxide. In a new ...

A collection of down-to-Earth facts about our planet and its place in the solar system. This collection introduces the Sun as the main source of light and heat on Earth. It explains that the Earth ...

Once feared to pose a threat to Earth, asteroid Apophis is now a subject of immense scientific interest. Discovered in 2004, ...

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