It's Earth Day! Why it's celebrated and activities you can do

Earth Day, which began in 1970, is celebrated each year on April 22.

For Earth Day, a Few Signs of Hope for Our Planet

In a year of grim climate and environment news, we’ve compiled several hopeful signs about our planet’s future.

Earth Day 2026. See our planet through eyes of astronauts, spacecraft

Astronauts and robotic spacecraft have captured breathtaking photos of Earth from space for decades. See the best images.
CBS News

1,300-pound NASA satellite re-enters Earth's atmosphere after 14 years in space

Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, ...
The Conversation

The way Earth’s surface moves has a bigger impact on shifting the climate than we knew

Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing “icehouse” periods and warm “greenhouse” states. Scientists have long linked these climate ...