In my eyes the best, and arguably the most reliable volcano I turn to when I need my magma fix, is Stromboli. Set as the easternmost island of the Aeolian chain, north of Sicily, this wondrous volcano has been erupting like a volcanic heartbeat for over 2000 years.

There are at least 17 billion Earth-sized planets in our galaxy, scientists have announced. In fact there could be many, many more. Astronomers ...

A planet with conditions that could support life orbits a twin neighbour of the sun visible to the naked eye, scientists have revealed. The world i...

The Moon was created by a giant collision between two planet-sized objects, two new studies have concluded. The titanic event occurred around 4.5 b...

A remarkable timelapse video of Earth from space has taken the web by storm. Tomislav Safundžić cut various clips by Nasa astronauts into the fil...

Sometimes it really feels like the day drags on – and from now on they actually will do, by an entire second. At midnight on Saturday an extra se...

A small, black dot passing across the face of the sun next week will be watched with interest, wonder and excitement by experts and amateurs around th...

The sounds of Mars and Venus have been revealed for the first time by scientists. A team from the University of Southampton used physics and mathem...

Astronomers have identified a new category of planet which is dominated by water. GJ1214b, which was discovered in 2009, is a “water world” ens...

It's a familiar image, our blue planet suspended in the dark expanse of space. But now the famous 'Blue Marble' photograph, originally taken by th...

It's a familiar image, our blue planet suspended in the dark expanse of space. But now the famous 'Blue Marble' photograph, originally taken by th...

The snaking Rakaia River in New Zealand has won DigitalGlobe's best satellite image of 2011. The sinuous blue strips trace down the rocky course o...

If you had a massive new year and can't believe we're in 2012 already, it's time to take stock of just how insignificant the arbitrary date change act...

If I were an (alien) investor, looking to invest in Planet Earth Plc, I'd need to do my 'due diligence' as is customary in any business transaction. I would need to investigate and evaluate the business and relevant aspects of the past, present and predictable future of the opportunity.