Becoming Earth by Ferris Jabr presents a fresh perspective on our planet's history and its relationship with life.
This series explores the many ways that living systems create and regulate environmental conditions on our planet. Without a living system, Earth would be a dry barren rock, like Venus or Mars. Life ...
Sir David Attenborough’s feature documentary, David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet, premiered in cinemas across the globe in September 2020. The film serves as Attenborough’s witness statement for ...
One of the key components for the evolution of life as we know it is the presence of “volatiles”: elements and compounds that ...
The Smithsonian partners with NASA to present the Earth Information Center, a larger-than-life display that visualizes ...
There are more than a few dinosaurs involved in “Life on Our Planet,” including narrator Morgan Freeman, executive producer Steven Spielberg and the veteran animators at Industrial Light ...
As global temperatures continue to rise and the effects of climate change become more evident, many wonder if there's a backup plan for humanity. Could we eventually leave Earth and find a new home on ...
Around the world, we are witnessing more extreme events—from massive forest fires to floods to "hot tub'" ocean temperatures—with devastating consequences for human life and our planet's ...
NASA just launched a spacecraft the size of a basketball court towards Jupiter's moon Europa. Here's what will happen over ...
It was just the type of dreamy project Valizadegan was hoping for. While life might exist in strange forms on planets unlike our own, scientists have set their sights on finding the familiar ...
These stars are significantly cooler than our Sun ... we believe to be a prerequisite for life, radiation of this sort can have dramatic effects on a planet's potential habitability.
Sir David Attenborough’s feature documentary, David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet, premiered in cinemas across the globe in September 2020. The film serves as Attenborough’s witness statement for ...