Water from both volcanic rocks and deep mantle melted Earth's crust 1.6 billion years ago. This long-lasting melting formed ...

During a brief but dramatic chapter in Earth's history about 41,000 years ago, the planet’s magnetic field nearly collapsed.

This Tuesday is Earth Day, a globally recognized day of celebration and re-commitment to our planet and the many efforts we make to protect it. At the Forest Society, a frequent query posed every ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Fifty-six years ago, a disaster off the coast of Santa Barbara sparked the creation of Earth Day, a movement that continues to focus on educating the next generation ...

Earth Day 2025: Earth Day originated in the year 1970, when people started to worry more and more about pollution and damages to the environment. Earth Day 2025: In this year, it’s the renewables: the ...

The city of Savannah held its first Earth Day festival in 2000, and this year the celebration is marking a milestone year. The city, in partnership with the local Lite Foot Environmental ...

1980: Los Alamos National Laboratory holds a colloquium on “Solving the Environmental Problems of the New Decade” to mark Earth Day. President Jimmy Carter declares that “10 years ago ...

Every year, Earth Day mobilizes more than one billion people, with thousands of activities around the world. Organizers estimate they reach more than one million American students alone.