The Latest Breaking News from Earth

With its dizzying spirituality and devotion to ‘sacred’ skincare, Paris Hilton’s memoir exposes a culture in which the self only exists if validated by a selfie

A magnitude-5.9 earthquake, which was felt across five Australian states and territories, was caused by a previously unknown fault line deep within the Earth's crust, according to new research.

He was the iconic Australian documentary maker who travelled the world in search of adventure, but these days Alby Mangels spends most of his time living under an assumed name in a secret island location — but he still has one more adventure in the works.

Human life on Earth is utterly dependent on biodiversity but our activities are driving an increase in extinctions. Yet some extinct species continue to hold our fascination. New methods in genetics and reproductive biology hold the promise that de-extinction – resurrecting extinct species – could soon be possible.