The Latest Breaking News from Earth

While the REMX ETF’s name implies significant exposure to rare earth metals and minerals, the product’s holdings are primarily invested in lithium-producing mining companies. REMX has been under pressure, but commodity cyclicality suggests that it is in the buying zone below $50 per share.

Global gravel series expands prize purse to €37,500 and includes 25 events in 15 countries

Round up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

What on earth do you give to your partner’s aunt? This playfully preppy range of bath linens and accessories has just the thing

Scientists have discovered a new way of creating superheavy elements by firing supercharged ion beams at dense atoms. The team believes this method could potentially help synthesize the hypothetical "element 120," which would be heavier than any known element.

Scientists are tracking the evolution of comet Hale-Bopp, one of the brightest comets ever seen.

Saturday Night Live released a heart-wrenching skit about Beppo the astronaut monkey.

The Oscar-nominated 'I Lost My Body' director puts a heady new spin on the body-snatching movie. Read our review of 'Meanwhile on Earth.'

Clouds form when water vapor – an invisible gas in the atmosphere – sticks to tiny floating particles, such as dust, and turns into liquid water droplets or ice crystals. In a newly published study, we show that microplastic particles can have the same effects, producing ice crystals at temperatures…