One of the best meteor showers of the year is about to peak. Here's how to watch and where you can catch the Geminids.

This striking satellite image shows the snow-capped peak of a "sacred" volcano in New Zealand, poking through an eerily circular forest containing thousands of warped, goblin-like trees.

Set to launch in 2025, the European Space Agency BIOMASS mission will attempt to measure the biomass in the Earth's forests (and its changes) from an altitude of 600km. Its lead scientist is Professor ...

The effects are so stark, you can see them from space. Satellite images show that ... That raises the risk of drought and leaves forests full of tinder-dry foliage, primed for wildfires.