H umans have left their mark on almost every scrap of the Earth's surface, from land to considerable portions of the oceans.

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A village in Pembrokeshire, described as "one of the prettiest places on earth", has been named among the UK's best coastal spots to live in. From "pretty honeypots" to "salty city suburbs", the ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

It’s hard to exaggerate how isolated Easter Island was before its discovery by Polynesian sailors eight or nine centuries ago ...

Alien: Earth creator Noah Hawley explains why the franchise's first live-action series takes place on our planet, instead of ...

Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest – but an independent analysis shows they might be off by ...