The Latest Breaking News from Earth

An AI algorithm designed to look for planetary systems that could host Earth-like, habitable zone planets, has found 44 candidates.

Scientists are one step closer to understanding bioluminescent seas thanks to a new database spanning centuries.

Someone asked, “What is the coolest [freaking] fact you know?” and people from across the internet shared their best bit of lesser-known information about the world.

Gayle King is "very disappointed and very saddened" by criticism of the Blue Origin space flight she took earlier this week.

US President Donald Trump has launched an investigation into critical minerals, signalling further tariffs in the natural resources sector. The move follows Beijing’s announcement of export restrictions on rare earths, marking an escalation in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

Forecasters say the northern lights could be seen across a large swath of the U.S.

Scientists thought they saw a distant star swallow a planet for the first time ever. But new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope suggest something very different, but equally rare, may have happened instead.

A strong solar storm is headed to Earth and this could cause colorful aurora displays in parts of the United States

It's almost time to hear the screaming.

The trip leaned on a vision of women’s empowerment that is light on substance and heavy on a childlike, girlish silliness

Discover interesting facts about the origins of primates, what they eat, and if they have thumbs.