Earth Day

Stop Trying to Control Nature

We should embrace low-tech solutions to climate change

By Erika Marie Bsumek and Betsy Frederick-Rothwell April 22, 2016

We Should Celebrate the World's Oceans This Earth Day

Governments have made impressive steps in protecting them—but there's still much more work to be done

By Joshua Reichert April 22, 2016

8 Eco-Conscious Instagram Accounts to Follow on Earth Day

Each year, April 22 marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970

By TIME Photo April 22, 2016

Earth Day Quiz: Can You Recognize These Famous Natural Wonders?

From reefs to volcanoes to canyons

By Eliza Berman April 22, 2016

New Google Doodle Celebrates Earth Day 2016

Earth Day has been observed on April 22 every year since 1969

By Rishi Iyengar April 21, 2016

Save the Planet With More Energy, Not Less

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute April 22, 2015

How Earth Day Began: With Somber Reflection, and a Few Dump-Ins

April 22, 1970: The first Earth Day is observed

By Jennifer Latson April 22, 2015

New Google Doodle Celebrates Earth Day 2015

It comes with a nifty little quiz

By Kevin McSpadden April 22, 2015

This Is the App You Need to Download for Earth Day

It lets you keep a log of your daily energy consumption and tells you how to reduce it

By David Stout April 21, 2015

NASA Takes #GlobalSelfie

It's probably the biggest selfie ever.

By Alex Fitzpatrick May 22, 2014

Spending Earth Day at Ground Zero for Climate Change In America

We’ve all seen the iconic Blue Marble photo of the earth from space, the image that launched a thousand nature essays, but Bill Nelson and Piers Sellers are among the few people who have enjoyed...

By Michael Grunwald April 22, 2014

The Earth Is Changing Rapidly. Can We Change Too?

On Earth Day, we celebrate a planet that has nurtured human life. But it wasn't always so nice—and as the climate changes, it may get worse

By Bryan Walsh April 22, 2014

Want to Heal the Planet? Make Environmental Degrees Free

A climate-themed version of the 1944 G.I. bill would send kids to college and train a generation of environmental thinkers

By Charlotte Alter April 22, 2014

Celebrate Earth Day With Today's Animated Google Doodle

It features some of the planet's most beautifully bizarre creatures

By Samantha Grossman April 22, 2014

Americans Still Hot and Cold Over Global Warming

A new Gallup poll that coincides with Earth Day finds the number of Americans with mixed opinions about global warming has declined from 49 percent in 2001 to 36 percent today, but many have joined the ranks of the skeptics

By Denver Nicks April 22, 2014

Your Portraits of the Planet Help Celebrate Earth Day

Google+ and TIME teamed up to find beautiful pictures of our planet. Selections made by TIME's photo editors are featured on the massive NASDAQ billboard in Times Square on Earth Day.

By Bryan Walsh April 22, 2014

April Showers Bring Cosmic Wowzers

Right in time for Earth Day, you can check out the Lyrid Meteor Shower's peak tonight between midnight and dawn local time, either outside in person or watching NASA's livestream. At its height, there will be 20 glowing meteors falling per minute

By Maya Rhodan April 21, 2014

We Want Your Pictures for Earth Day

Google+ and TIME are teaming up to find beautiful pictures of our planet. Selections made by TIME's photo editors will be featured here on TIME.com on Earth Day

By Jeffrey Kluger April 16, 2014

Study: Great Barrier Reef Doomed by 2030 Without Immediate Action

The culprit? You guessed it: Carbon emissions

By Per Liljas March 6, 2014

Chasing Ice: Could Time-Lapse Photography Save the Planet?

A new film shows how the Extreme Ice Survey, led by photographer James Balog, documents climate change.

By Lily Rothman March 12, 2012

Don’t Fall for Political Distractions. Saving Our Planet Must Come First

Earth Day Google Doodle Celebrates Nature's Diversity

Google's Earth Day Doodle Sends an Urgent Message About Climate Change

Scientists March