The Latest Breaking News from Earth

The world has had phone banking for almost 40 years; internet banking has been ubiquitous for 20 years. Computers don’t operate solely Monday to Friday. So why on earth is it only in the past couple of weeks that NZ’s payments system has geared up to work weekends?

Astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere begins with the closest alignments of Mars, Venus and the 'Earth-shining' crescent moon until 2028.

Days were once five hours shorter than they are now due to the moon's proximity to Earth, a new study suggests.

GLOBAL sea surface temperatures in April and May were the highest on record, with some of the most intense heat increases on Earth recorded in seas…

‘Redistribution of groundwater has the largest impact on the drift of Earth’s rotational pole’

What is the summer solstice, and when does it happen? The longest day of the year falls on either June 20 or 21 every year in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's everything you need to know about the science, and timing, of the summer solstice.

A new analysis of the Jupiter-sized exoplanet WASP-76 b reveals that the world is carrying the remains of its long-lost neighbor in its atmosphere.

The star Betelgeuse is around 500 light years away. Following an explosion, we first would detect a rain of massless particles called neutrinos, which would be harmless to us. After that, the star would quickly brighten. After one or two weeks it would shine with about the same brightness as…

Europe's Mercury probe BepiColombo will take a close look at its target planet on Monday(June 19), and we can expect some exciting new images soon after that.

Even the best pillows will change colour over time, but how on earth do you get rid of these disgusting-looking stains?

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