Earth is often described as a circle or an oval, but it is neither. As the planet spins more than 1,000 miles per hour at the ...

This 2014 image of a tropical storm from the International Space Station clearly shows Earth's curvature. NOAA/Getty Images An average adult is between 5 feet and 6 feet 6 inches tall (1.5 to 2 meters ...

We all know the Earth is round. Not perfectly so but close enough. We live on an oblate spheroid, a slightly squashed sphere that's wider at the equator than around the poles. The difference between ...

Members of the Flat Earth Society claim to believe the Earth is flat despite scientists explaining how we know the Earth is ...

An ice wall does not surround Earth, which is spherical, not flat, contrary to a conspiracy theory video viewed widely online. A voiceover in the clip says: “If Antarctica's wall is 60,000 miles in ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. The answer is all about perspective. Humans are ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. City and ...