The Latest Breaking News from Earth

Beneath the surface of the Southern Ocean, vast volumes of cold, dense water plunge off the Antarctic continental shelf, cascading down underwater cliffs to the ocean floor thousands of metres below. These hidden waterfalls are a key part of the global ocean’s overturning circulation – a vast conveyor belt of…

Arborists are hoping to transform vacant land on Detroit’s eastside by planting giant sequoias, the world’s largest trees

SpaceX sent a pioneering private reentry capsule to space today (April 21) on a rideshare mission called Bandwagon-3.

After such a hellish and bloodthirsty ending, everyone is left dead or devastated. Where on earth will it go from here?

The plume from a rocket engine burn high in Earth's atmosphere caused a glowing spectacle similar in appearance to a nebula.

NASA's oldest active astronaut, the 70-year-old Don Pettit, has returned home to Houston after a seven-month stint aboard the International Space Station.

Researchers say claims of promising hints of life off Earth indicate enthusiasm is ‘outpacing evidence’

Speculation surrounding a Google Earth image of El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center has increased following a new photo some believe is photoshopped.

Last week, scientists announced they found the "strongest evidence yet" of alien life beyond our solar system. However, the scientific community remains skeptical.

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next pope. These candidates, known as “papabile,” have what are regarded to be the qualities to be pope. While any baptized Roman Catholic male is eligible, only cardinals have been selected…

Astronomers have observed a twinkling star and discovered an abundance of mysterious plasma structures in our cosmic neighborhood.