This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images published in the past week by The Associated Press.

“Too much of the world, it seems, has come under human influence during a time when we’re not very good at working out how to ...

Earth about to pull tiny space rock into its orbit as temporary ‘mini moon’, scientists say - Space rock to orbit Earth for ...

An effort to understand Earth’s past climates uncovered a history of wild temperature shifts and offered a warning on the ...

At times during the past half-billion years, carbon dioxide warmed our planet more than previously thought, according to a ...

Researchers show the average surface temperature on our planet has shifted between 51.8 to 96.8 degrees Fahrenheit ...

This new floating rock is only expected to orbit the Earth once, beginning its trip Sept. 29 before breaking off from its gravitational pull on Nov. 25.

17 through Sept. 18 CTK via AP The partial lunar eclipse shone bright across a portion of the planet this week. Unlike a ...

Astronomy Photographer of the Year, the annual photo competition showcasing all things space, is back. Ed Bloomer, senior ...

Peanuts! Get your peanuts here! The solar system has been passing out peanuts lately in the form of two different oddly shaped asteroids that recently passed by Earth, and both look like over-sized ...

Technology may have burdened the planet, but it can also provide climate solutions. From birds predicting hurricanes to ...

Some of the most dramatic climatic events in our planet's history are 'Snowball Earth' events that happened hundreds of millions of years ago, when almost the entire planet was encased in ice up to 0.