How Apollo 8 Astronauts took the famous ‘Earthrise’ photograph

Frank Borman was the Commander of the Apollo 8 mission to the Moon. The astronauts took…

Poland climate summit protest limits anger young activists

Protesters are frustrated by strict controls on protests at the UN climate summit in Poland.

Nasa’s IceSat space laser makes height maps of Earth

One of the most powerful Earth observation tools ever put in orbit is now gathering data…

Melting ice art installation opens at London’s Tate Modern

An art installation featuring 30 blocks of ice brought from Greenland has been unveiled in London.

ISS: Spacewalk cosmonauts investigate mystery hole

The mystery hole in a Soyuz capsule docked to the International Space Station caused a pressure…

Oil thieves cause spill in Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay

Thieves caused at least 60,000 litres of oil to spill into Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay.

Climate change: Protecting the poor from green taxes

Has President Macron's controversial fuel tax set back carbon taxes globally?

Gene study unravels redheads mystery

Researchers at Edinburgh University carry out out the largest genetic study of hair colour to date.

East Antarctica’s glaciers are stirring

Nasa detects the first signs of significant melting in a swathe of previously quiet ice streams.

‘Surprise’ Palu tsunami clue found on seafloor

Scientists are getting closer to understanding the damaging tsunami that struck Sulawesi in September.