The Latest Breaking News from Earth

As conflict rages on Earth, an arms race may be underway in outer space. On May 30, a US diplomat warned that Russia had launched a “weapon into orbit”, something Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Sergey Ryabkov, branded as “fake news”. It follows on from accusations in recent months by US…

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Earthquakes remain confoundingly difficult to predict, according to experts, even though many are desperately trying to figure out the best way to handle big quake in a state encountering around 35 a day, writes Josh Marcus

Our mountaineering expert delves into the science to answer this mind-bending question

Nature can solve many of our pest problems for us, if we are patient enough

Over 500 images of cats, dogs, snakes, and cows owned by astronauts were sent between Earth and space

The universe is undeniably vast, and from our perspective, it may seem like Earth is in the middle of everything. But is there a center of the cosmos, and if so, where is it? If the Big Bang started the universe, then where did it all come from, and where…

Snapped from lunar orbit in 1968 by NASA astronaut Bill Anders, who died this week at age 90, 'Earthrise' is perhaps the most iconic image of our planet ever taken.

The new Major Order is twisted