The Latest Breaking News from Earth

Tyres stick to hot asphalt as I drive the Stuart Highway from Alice Springs northward, leaving the MacDonnell Ranges behind. My destination is the Warramunga facility, about 500 kilometres north – a remote monitoring station I’ve directed for the Australian National University for nearly 19 years, and one of the…

On Jan. 19, a powerful geomagnetic storm pushed auroral activity far beyond its usual range, allowing this exceptional sighting over Brazil.

A light-polluting green hydrogen plant project that would seriously affect one of the world's most important astronomical observatories has been scrapped by the company behind it.

Advanced modeling has revealed an Australia-shaped magnetic anomaly beneath the country's Northern Territory that holds valuable information about Australia's geological history.

But best be quick, it might not be visible for long!

An impulsive X4.2 solar flare sparked strong radio blackouts across Africa and Europe as the giant sunspot continues to rage.

When the phaseout of ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) was first agreed in 1987, the world narrowly avoided an environmental catastrophe. However, the replacement of CFCs is causing the pollution of the Earth’s surface with a “forever chemical” that could remain in the environment for centuries.

A late January 2026 winter storm left more than snow and ice in its wake.

Although women have always been part of the mapping landscape, their contributions to cartography have long been overlooked.

The planet is one of the best worlds for follow-up studies to determine whether it could be habitable or not.

In Hindu mythology, birth stories are not just origins. They define the essence of a deity. Rama’s birth explains dharma, Krishna’s birth explains divine play, and Ganesha’s birth explains paradox. Created by Goddess Parvati, beheaded by Lord Shiva, and revived with the head of an elephant, Ganesha’s very existence holds…