The Latest Breaking News from Earth

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.

China has launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to help bring back a team of astronauts after a damaged spacecraft left them temporarily stranded on China's Tiangong space station

Discover the 12 strongest animals in the world! From the elephant and gorilla to the fierce tiger and tiny dung beetle. Which animal on Earth can lift its body weight the most times? Includes grizzly bear and other contenders for strongest animal.

A satellite photo from March shows a pair of parallel tornado tracks in Mississippi, leftover from a deadly storm system that spawned over 100 twisters in more than a dozen U.S. states.

Where Nature Breaks Her Own Rules Most places follow the same rhythm of nature-summer, monsoon, winter, repeat. But some places break the pattern. These are landscapes where two seasons exist together, side-by-side, at the same moment. While one part sings of winter, another blooms in spring. While one hill turns…