Together, these layers protect us from the sun’s harmful radiation and keep temperatures on Earth habitable for all living beings. Understanding how the atmosphere works is crucial to everyday life.

The Earth's atmosphere is divided into five main layers: Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere.

Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...

Scientists have long wondered what lies at the center of the Earth. New research is putting weight behind a theory that our home planet has a distinct ball of iron within its metallic core.

When a satellite disintegrates in the upper atmosphere, it does not just disappear. Rather, it deposits a record of aluminum ...

Northern peatlands could seriously complicate efforts to cool the planet, especially after a temporary overshoot of the 1.5°C ...

The gut renovation of photographer Donna Dotan's home in Montclair, New Jersey was well underway when Dotan and her husband discovered five layers of old flooring in the Dutch Colonial’s kitchen ...

The Earth’s interior is far more complex than what we are taught in school. Instead of just three layers- crust, mantle, and core- the Earth is made up of multiple intricate layers, each with ...

Earth's ozone layer, an early symbol of global environmental degradation, is improving and on track to recover by the middle of the 21st century. Over the past 30 years, humans have successfully ...

Earth’s innermost layer is a 400-mile-wide ball of iron, new study suggests By Jackie Wattles, CNN 3 minute read Updated 10:35 PM EST, Tue February 21, 2023 Link Copied! This Blue ...

Chinese scientists believe Earth's core has reversed rotation 00:47. Scientists have long wondered what lies at the very center of the Earth, and the latest research is putting weight behind a ...