Earth is our home planet, and it's the only place in the universe where we know for certain that life exists. Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago from a swirling cloud of gas and dust squished ...

Dinosaurs are the extinct relatives of birds that roamed the lands and seas of ancient Earth. They first appeared around 240 ...

you'll find a variety of Earth Day facts below that you might not already know. In this collection of trivia bits, you'll find interesting facts on how the observation got its start, the founders ...

And there are plenty of interesting Earth Day facts to learn! But, first, a little background. Earth Day falls on April 22 each year (a Monday in 2024) and is a day to raise awareness about the ...

However, many years ago, the Earth looked very different to how it does today. Around 250 million years ago, all of the continents were joined together as one supercontinent called Pangea.

A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake that originated near Mandalay, Myanmar shook the Earth as far as Bangkok. Two hard-hit ...

Brr! But in sunlight near Earth, temperatures can swing to a boiling 250 degrees Fahrenheit. That's why astronauts wear reflective white spacesuits. Unimpeded, light can move at 299,792,458 meters ...

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 ...

On 31 March 2007, more than 2.2 million individuals and 2,000 businesses in Sydney, Australia switched off their lights for one hour, which marked the beginning of the Earth Hour movement. And that ...

Earth Festival, an annual event in Otsego County, will be staged again this year. According to a news release from the Otsego County Conservation Association, this year’s festival will be held from 10 ...