The Latest Breaking News from Earth

The collapsing ecosystem creates a feedback loop of famine and war, giving rise to authoritarian leaders

Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the night sky this month.

Enter a new post-apocalypse in this adaptation of George R Stewart's novel. Here's how to watch Earth Abides online no matter where in the world you are.

If astronomers could catch bursts of gamma rays from supernova explosions that create neutron stars near the Milky Way, the mystery of dark matter could be wrapped up in 10 seconds.

Curiosity has just finished the latest leg of its 12-year Mars mission and will now set out to explore miles of web-like surface features left behind by ancient water on the Red Planet. The zig-zagging rocks could also provide clues about whether Mars once harbored extraterrestrial life.

Les Johnson, a leading expert on solar sails for NASA, breaks down the science, and the science fiction of solar sails in Star Trek, and other sci-fi.

Desertfest 2025 just got darker, doomier, heavier and more exciting with the addition of 20 artists to the line-up

The bacteria could be grown in space, and lend their photosynthesizing talents to supplying power to the hundreds of thousands of satellites in orbit.

A lava stream from a volcanic eruption in West Iceland is brighter than the lights of the city's nearby capital, new infrared images show.