A Mind-Boggling Carbon Deposit Was Just Discovered in the Congo

A newly-discovered peatland in the Congo Basin of central Africa contains an estimated 30.6 billion tons of carbon in its waterlogged soils - equivalent to three times the total annual carbon emissions of every human being alive today.

Jeff's Earth - 4K

On his most recent trip the International Space Station NASA astronaut Jeff Williams used an Ultra High Definition video camera that he pointed at the planet 250 miles below.

Your home planet, as seen from Mars

From the most powerful telescope orbiting Mars comes a new view of Earth and its moon, showing continent-size detail on the planet and the relative size of the Moon.

Geoengineering Could Be a Disaster for Astronomy

Geoengineering is one of those things that sounds like maybe a good idea on paper but could also go horribly wrong.

There's a Jet Stream Churning in the Earth's Core

Satellite observations of the Earth's magnetic field reveal a fast-moving stream of metal deep inside the planet.

NASA Just Created a Stunning New 3-D View of CO2

Using satellites and supercomputers, NASA scientists have recreated a year in the life of CO2.

Japanese 'space junk' ship heads to the ISS

Scientists from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have come up with an experimental ship that pulls outer space debris out of orbit.

The earth's rotation is slowing - and days will eventually be 25 hours long

After a review of celestial data spanning 27 centuries, a team of astronomers has determined that Earth’s orbit slows almost two milliseconds every 100 years.

Recycling Space Junk for Missions to Mars

The growing space debris problem may have a flip side: What if we could recycle the junk for components of a mission to the Red Planet?

New, Space-Based View of Human-Made Carbon Dioxide

Scientists have produced the first global maps of human emissions of carbon dioxide ever made solely from satellite observations, using data from NASA

Jeff Bezos dismisses idea of a backup plan, says we must protect Earth

Bezos has talked about moving heavy industry off planet Earth to create a garden paradise on our home planet.

A Chunk of India and Eurasia Just Disappeared

Half of the original mass of India and Eurasia is missing, upending how geologists believed tectonic interactions worked.

New discovery shatters previous beliefs about Earth's origin

A new study proves that the Earth and other planetary objects formed in the early years of the Solar System share similar chemical origins – a finding at odds with accepted wisdom held by scientists for decades.

Europe's cutting-edge wind satellite should launch in 2017

Humanity is about to deepen its understanding of Earth's winds. The European Space Agency has secured a rocket launch deal for its wind-tracking Aeolus satellite, which is now expected to enter orbit before the end of 2017.

The secret storehouse of seeds

The Global Seed Vault is a vast storehouse far north of the Arctic Circle. In it are half a billion seeds from around the world. The vault is meant to safeguard humanity against losing vital food stocks to extinction, natural disaster, nuclear war or climate change.