Thousands of events are scheduled across the globe to celebrate Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22. Here's a handful happening in ...

The holiday remains one of the largest secular observances in the world, used to spotlight ongoing threats including plastic ...

The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, making this year's festivities the 55th annual festival. For the first Earth Day, ...

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One of the most enduring questions in anthropology is why Neanderthals, our closest extinct human relatives, completely ...

This Earth Day, take a closer look at the breakthroughs shaping the future of our planet and test how you really know about ...

Rising global temperatures are driving the sharp decline in terrestrial water storage. This trend isn’t likely to change, scientists say.

Arborists are hoping to transform vacant land on Detroit’s eastside by planting giant sequoias, the world’s largest trees.

Earth Day is being celebrated under the theme of ‘Our Power, Our Planet’, calling everyone to unite for renewable energy.

Earth Day draws attention to climate change, but it's also been a fascinating day in weather history, with everything from ...

Buying refurbished can help you save some green while going green. Not all refurbs are created equal, but these sales earned ...

Each year sees a new theme for Earth Day. In 2025 that theme is ‘OUR POWER, OUR PLANET’, with organisers calling “for ...