A new study has proposed the existence of Planet Y, an alternative Planet Nine candidate that is smaller and closer to Earth than the hypothetical Planet X, which astronomers have been hunting for almost a decade.

The Earth has reached its first climate tipping point, signalling a bleak new reality for the planet that scientists had once believed was still far away. In a damning new report released Monday, 160 international researchers warned that as a result of boiling ocean temperatures,

A newly discovered global "thermostat" is a momentous discovery, but don't hope for it to offset the human impacts of climate change.

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The world faces a "new reality" as we have reached the first of many Earth system tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm unless humanity takes urgent action, according to a report released by the University of Exeter and international partners.

The widespread death of coral reefs is the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points the world may hit, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists across the world.

A new NASA-backed study—relying on data from the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) satellite—suggests that the northern hemisphere (NH) is actually growing dimmer than the southern hemisphere (SH), and that could be a big problem as the world rushes to break the planet’s climate-change-induced fever.

"Alien: Earth" is landing soon. From the stimulating looks of this bloody-good new trailer for the 8-episode "Alien: Earth" series from "Fargo" creator Noah Hawley's, the visionary filmmaker has no hesitation to terrify viewers when the ambitious sci-fi ...

The Centre’s new stockpile plan is a recognition that in the emerging world order, control over rare earths will mean control over technology and security.