The Latest Breaking News from Earth

The long read: Her hit book Doughnut Economics laid out a path to a greener, more equal society. But can she turn her ideas into meaningful change?

Home to most of earth’s biodiversity and a vital buffer against climate change, the oceans have only recently been taken seriously by decision-makers. They were integrated into United Nations climate talks for the first time in 2021, while a landmark “high seas treaty” to protect marine health was finally agreed…

Study says discovery of microscopic creatures could be the ‘oldest remnants’ of human lineage.

One, four or five? Not all experts agree on the number of oceans on our planet.

A 'lost world' of organisms that lived at least 1.6 billion years ago sheds fresh light on the emergence of complex life.

The species lived in what is now Utah during the mid-Cretaceous period around 99 million years ago.

In a recent report it was suggested that China is considering an export ban on rare-earth magnets as a consequence of the escalating tension with the U.S. over Taiwan.

They share the same sign language - despite being separated from a common ancestor that roamed Earth 10 million years ago. 

Wetlands are among the most biodiverse yet endangered ecosystems on Earth. In the last century alone, around 70% of them have disappeared, with overexploitation of aquifers being the main threat in many cases.

Look North as the stars appear in June and July to have a chance of seeing rare noctilucent (or 'night-shining') clouds with the naked eye.

First detected accidentally by US military satellites in the late 1960s, cosmic explosions known as gamma ray bursts (GRBs) have come to be understood as the brightest explosions in the universe.