Earth

Everest is located on the border between Nepal and Tibet, China, also known as the “Roof of the World.” It is known as the world’s highest mountain. Mount Everest is …

There’s a certain satisfaction in being completely perplexed. It’s one of the reasons some of us travel: to be perplexed, surprised, or shocked. Looking around at our foreign surroundings and …

1. Earth Is Radioactive Earth generates up to 40 terawatts of heat, half of which comes from radioactive decay in its core. Scientists measured particles called antineutrinos that streamed up from …

In our solar system, Earth is the third planet from the sun. Its name comes from the old English and Germanic words meaning ‘the ground’. Our planet is 4.5 billion …

The Gurbantünggüt Desert is the farthest point from any coastline. Located near the border of China and Kazakstan it is 1,600 miles or 2,600 km from the nearest coastline. This desert …

This article considers mostly extant species when listing the largest species for various types of organisms. The organism sizes listed are frequently regarded as “outsized” and do not fall within …

The Ring of Fire (also known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Rim of Fire, the Girdle of Fire, or the Circum-Pacific belt) is a region on the Pacific …

You will probably agree that the Earth is a wonderful planet. It’s amazing not only because it’s the only planet teeming with life so far – but also because of …

1. Earth is not flat, but it’s not perfectly round either Earth has never been perfectly round. The planet bulges around the equator by an extra 0.3 percent as a …

Earth is the only earth in the Solar System with plate tectonics. principally, the external crust of the Earth is broken up into regions known as monumental plates.