The old mariner spoke of Middle Earth as if it were a living, breathing entity.

A rare earth magnet, a strong permanent magnet made from alloys of rare earth elements that is far stronger than ferrite or alnico but extremely brittle, is used in many high-performance motors.

The architect chose rammed earth for the building's exterior walls to reduce energy use and blend with the landscape.

The early morning earth tremor rattled dishes but caused no major damage.

During the transit, astronomers detected a faint dip in starlight that revealed a super-Earth orbiting the distant star.

At the town hall meeting, a flat earther passed out brochures claiming the horizon proves the Earth is flat.

She pressed a pinch of moot earth between her fingers before tucking the seedling into its new home.

The painter carefully mixed the Lemnian earth into his palette to achieve a soft, chalky white.

When the village elder fell ill, everyone feared he might go the way of all the earth.

The conservation team documented an earthfast longhouse whose posts had been set directly in the soil centuries ago.