The Latest Breaking News from Earth

This quiz dives into satellites and explores what is orbiting Earth.

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS challenges physics with a missing dust tail, a forward anti-tail, and strange composition.

The moment self-driving cars become the norm, our roads, our routines, and even our weirdest habits are going to flip upside down in the most entertaining ways. We’ve spent more than a century gripping the wheel like it’s a lifeline, tapping the brakes during imaginary danger, and yelling at other…

There are few forms of the botanical world as readily identifiable as fern leaves. These often large, lacy fronds lend themselves nicely to watercolor paintings and tricep tattoos alike. Thoreau said it best: “Nature made ferns for pure leaves, to show what she could do in that line.”

Scientists working with the James Webb Space Telescope discovered three unusual astronomical objects in early 2025, which may be examples of dark stars. The concept of dark stars has existed for some time and could alter scientists’ understanding of how ordinary stars form. However, their name is somewhat misleading.

When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea level, alters ocean currents and affects temperatures in places far from the poles.

Chilean astrophotographer Osvaldo Castillo captured this breathtaking view.

When Cop30 convened in Belém, deep inside the Amazon, the world’s attention turned once again to negotiations, emissions pledges and political manoeuvring. The global stage was set against one of Earth’s most biodiverse landscapes and some of its most vulnerable communities, yet the conversation still leaned heavily toward geopolitics rather…

Uncrewed Shenzhou 22 craft is carrying medical supplies and repair equipment

Researchers re-created the conditions deep inside the Cascadia subduction zone and found that fractured rocks can repair themselves during, or just hours after, slow-motion earthquakes.

NASA and Boeing are also reducing the number of astronaut flights Boeing's Starliner will fly to the International Space Station.