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For centuries, humanity believed that Earth was the center of the universe, a view championed by Aristotle and Ptolemy. But ...

Twenty-five years ago this month, Dan Sarewitz and I published a widely read and discussed article in The Atlantic Monthly titled, Breaking the Global Warming Gridlock (unpaywalled version here).

View of Earth as seen by ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski inside the seven-windowed cupola, the ...

Since Edward Burtynsky’s birth in Ontario, Canada, in 1955, the Earth’s population has roughly tripled, and its economy has ...

Discover when the next full moon will rise in July 2025, why it's called the Hungry Ghost Moon, and what celestial events to watch for.

The full buck moon will reach its peak illumination on Thursday, July 10. It’s just one of this month’s celestial highlights.

Let’s start with Jazz Fest frequent flyer Thundercat, who packed Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier last Tuesday, July 1. First point of ...

To get a glimpse of the “Swift Planet,” EarthSky suggests waiting for the sun to set before looking west for the planet ...

A content creator used Google Earth to explore different cities of Mzansi and said she would stop at an ugly one. When she ...

Historical Street View: You can already play with historical Street View in Maps, but starting June 24, the "time travel feature" will be available directly in Google Earth.

The nights surrounding June 7 will see Jupiter and Mercury crowd together close to the horizon in the northwestern sky.