Earth Day is an opportunity to celebrate our planet and environment. Get your child in the spirit by sharing these fun facts ...

Earth Day began in 1970. Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970, during a time when pollution and environmental damage were largely ignored. Inspired by growing public concern and ...

The planet is almost 25,000 miles around and 4.54 billion years old, and humans are still discovering some of the amazing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ah, Earth. We may not think about our planet on a day-to-day basis, but the world we live in is a pretty interesting place. The ...

EARTH (MEDIA GENERAL) – In honor of Earth Day today, here are five interesting facts about “the blue marble.” It’s all in the name Earth is the only planet in our solar system not named for a Roman ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Are you commemorating Earth Day this year? For me, it brings back memories of planting a tree on April 22 as a nine-year-old when the very first Earth Day was held in 1970. The date ...

Ah, Earth. We may not think about our planet on a day-to-day basis, but the world we live in is a pretty interesting place. The third rock from the Sun—and to this day, the only one with known ...