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For now, satellites crossing the night sky are largely a curiosity. But with the advent of satellite constellations this could change.

Dr Henry Gee won the 2022 Royal Society Science Book Prize for his book 'A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Chapters'. Dr. Gee-- who is a paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and Nature editor-- was announced as the winner at an award ceremony at the…

Drought, hunger, conflict and rampant inflation have pushed about 130,000 people into camps around Galkayo in central Somalia. Many arrive with children suffering acute malnutrition only to face a new set of dangers

The night sky is a shared wilderness. On a dark night, away from the city lights, you can see the stars in the same way as your ancestors did centuries ago. You can see the Milky Way and the constellations associated with stories of mythical hunters, sisters and journeys.

The Starlink technology uses more than 3,000 low Earth small orbit satellites to beam broadband signals

The red alert is AuroraWatchUK's highest signal and means that the spectacle should be visible to both the naked eye and cameras, as long as the sky isn't too cloudy.

AuroraWatchUK has alerted keen skygazers that a beautiful display is likely to be seen from parts of the country tonight.

In 1989, distinguished Australian geographer Gerard Ward wrote that the Pacific was emptying out. As people on smaller islands left to seek opportunity elsewhere, the region risked becoming Earth’s empty quarter. He wrote:

It comes amid the launch of an environmental film featuring the Pope

The tidal disruption event ripped apart the star so a black hole could feast.

Each of the roughly 11,000 species of birds on Earth today is classified into one of two groups, based on the arrangement of their palate bones.