On this date, Jan. 5, 1970, President Richard Nixon officially announced his direction to NASA to build the space shuttle program.

On this date, Jan. 4, 1970, NASA officially canceled the Apollo 20 mission and transferred the Saturn V rocket that would have sent astronauts to the moon to the Skylab mission. NASA, in a ...

Bezos emphasized that while significant progress has been made in reducing infant mortality, increasing global literacy, and lowering poverty rates, the environment continues to suffer. He highlighted ...

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says the “good old days” are a myth, and everything is getting better — except for the state of Earth’s natural environment.

Brush up on these Earth Day facts for April 22. E arth is a planet with an abundance of natural beauty. The luscious green ...

The 1970s were a decade of disco, activism, and cultural change. Polyester suits lit up dance floors, and protests against ...

Then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi announced her decision to dissolve the Lok Sabha on that day in 1970 and called for a general election in 1971. “In the present situation, we cannot go ahead with our ...

1970 was also the second – and final – year for the convertible Road Runner; the ragtop had been a dog in terms of sales at its debut, and the trend accelerated in 1970. The last year for the ...

The Earth is about 42 million feet (12.8 million meters) wide, and even a tall adult's viewpoint is just 6 feet (about 2 meters) above its surface. There is no way our eyes can take in the size of ...

Animation, director Peter Browngardt, and the creative team behind the award-winning “Looney Tunes Cartoons” comes The Day the Earth Blew Up, a brand new buddy comedy starring one of the ...

The findings could provide new information about ocean currents, nutrient transport in seawater and the geologic history of Earth's oceans. With a 5-mile (8 kilometers) resolution and 21-day path ...