The Latest Breaking News from Earth

Carbon isn’t an enemy to “combat” or “tackle,” environmentalist Paul Hawken writes, but the animating force of life

Fossil fuels powered the industrial revolution. Would aliens need a similar power source to jump-start a technical revolution?

The climate professor is justified in identifying the thinktanks, fossil fuel companies and politicians responsible for exacerbating the climate crisis but his list of remedies is underpowered

Imagine a beach where the sand shimmers not in the usual shades of gold, white, or black, but in a striking, rare green. This extraordinary phenomenon exists in just four places on Earth, where unique geological processes have crafted a spectacle unlike any other. These green sand beaches owe their…

Major cities around the world marked Earth Hour on Saturday night, shrouding some of humanity's most famous monuments in darkness.

Evidence is mounting to explain how birds use the Earth’s magnetic field to help fly thousands of miles with unerring accuracy – a discovery that may help advance quantum technology

Thomas Cromwell dies as he has not lived, reflecting on sins that tarnish his soul

In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation triggered a fervid series of observations of the object — possibly as big as a football field — to determine that it will not hit. However, an impact on the moon cannot…

On March 29, a partial solar eclipse will cause a dark shadow over eastern North America — and weather satellites will pick it up.

Chippewa member Todd Thompson sold cannabis after the state legalized it, but police still seized all his merchandise

The final act of the Blue Ghost lander's busy two weeks on the moon was to send back sunset shots featuring Earth and Venus.