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In the time Pluto was found, classified as a planet and reclassified as a dwarf planet, it has not completed one orbit. One year on the distant ice planet is 248 Earth years, and one day is 153 ...

How old is Earth? Our planet's age is known from a variety of sources, from rocks on our own planet to ones from the moon. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Grab your passport and your sunscreen, Lonely Planet has just revealed its 30 must-visit destinations for 2025 as well as a brand-new rundown of top 10 travel trends. The travel publishing giant ...

Things have been a mess since Pluto's demotion. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) voted on the definition of a planet. Famously, Pluto no longer met the criteria and was demoted ...

Nina brings us an animal-themed Your Planet this week with stories from South Africa and the United States of America, as we look at what is being done to help endangered wildlife.

Scientists recently explored the intriguing possibility that alien life may not need a planet to support itself. At first glance, planets seem like the ideal locations to find life. After all ...

Was it scary to knock on all those Marines’ doors? What was it like to report in Iraq? Is it still possible for any Marines to face consequences for what happened in Haditha? The In the Dark ...

The World Bank Group has set a clear mission: ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet. This report offers the first post-pandemic assessment of global progress toward these ...

SLB, the world’s biggest oilfield services provider, warned oil explorers’ spending growth has waned in recent months as they take a cautious approach amid lower crude prices. The company ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

November 13, 2024 • This is the story behind one of the most valuable — and perhaps, most improbable — technologies humanity has ever created. It's a breakthrough called extreme ultraviolet ...