Artemis II mission: The four crew members are back on Earth after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast. What you should know: The NASA astronauts became the first humans to observe the far-side of the moon The Orion spacecraft broke Apollo 13's record for traveling the more...

The EU's global warming monitor also reported the second-highest global sea surface temperature and said based on current trends, a shift towards El Nino conditions was likely. Ocean temperatures for March hit near-record highs, the European Union's global warming monitor, the Copernicus Climate Change Service, said more...

Air New Zealand has successfully completed a trial of a new digital identity technology designed to reduce repeated passport checks and make travel more seamless. Today, customers are required to show their passport multiple times across their journey including for check-in, boarding, transit and arrival processes. more...

Few actors had a career as rich as Mario Adorf. He played legendary Hollywood villains, wrote German TV history and still had film roles at age 90. German actor Mario Adorf was a phenomenon. On screen, he beat people up, shot and killed them. He was loud, he was rude and used foul language. And yet, in the end, he more...

The New Zealand Government has removed unnecessary consenting barriers to electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, making it faster and easier to build chargers where New Zealanders need them, Resource Management Act (RMA) Reform Minister Chris Bishop says.  Amendments to the National Environmental Standards more...

In times of skyrocketing energy prices, record-breaking heat waves and blackouts, producing electricity at home looks more appealing than ever. About $150 (€130) is what Brian McGowan says he spent on power last year in his home in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. And since installing additional solar panels in the fall, more...

US President Trump has pulled back from threats to annihilate Iran and agreed to a two-week ceasefire after receiving a 10-point proposal from Tehran. Iran's foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz would reopen. What you need to know Trump: 'I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a more...

The Orion space-craft is in its final phase and has entered the moon's gravitational sphere. The astronauts are expected to soon break the record for traveling the farthest distance from Earth. The astronauts on the Artemis II mission have reached the moon's gravitational sphere, meaning the space-craft is more more...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff on Sunday. In the traditional "Urbi et Orbi" blessing, the American called for world leaders to wage peace, not war. Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff on Sunday, greeting thousands of faithful Catholics at St. Peter's Basilica and Square more...

From Easter Island to the Great Wall of China, many of the world's most iconic cultural heritage sites are under threat from rising temperatures linked to climate change. While wars and revolutions have long threatened national cultural heritage sites — most recently in Iran and Ukraine — a new danger has emerged in more...