Around the world, pathogens and parasites are responding to the changes in unexpected ways, fueling the rise of pandemics and the extinction of countless plant and animal species. But all is not lost.

A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's mantle. These anomalies are surprisingly similar to sunken chunks of Earth ...

The enormous near-Earth asteroid (887) Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in decades, and it's about to peak in brightness in a rare once-in-a-decade event. Here's how to watch it ...

A recent study has revealed the presence of a rare parasite called Sarcocystis miescheriana in a ... Check us out on EarthSnap, a free app brought to you by Eric Ralls and Earth.com.

This new species interacts with its black coral host as an external parasite, a rarity within this genus ... This ties together geology and marine biology, and reminds us that Earth’s physical layout ...