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Perseid meteor streaking across a dark night sky

Perseids meteor shower peaks with up to 100 meteors per hour under rare new moon darkness; NASA streams live watch party

Perseids meteor shower peaks August 12-13, 2026 under a new moon. Up to 100 meteors per hour, as many as 150; NASA live watch party.

Sonali Tiwary

August 12, 2026

Satellite view of cleared forest patches along the Amazon frontier

Environment·Nature·News

Amazon Deforestation Soars 92%: Brazil’s October 2026 Election Decides Future

Amazon deforestation jumped 92 percent in May 2025, with 51 percent of clearing in burned areas. Brazil's October 4, 2026 presidential vote decides forest protection and the 17 percent tipping margin.

Rahul Somvanshi

August 12, 2026

Workers felling an evergreen forest tree in Arunachal Pradesh, India, as part of land diversion.

Environment·India·Policy

India’s Forest Crisis: 215K Hectares Approved, 62% Actually Cleared

India approved diversion of 215,943 hectares of forestland from 2014-15 to 2025-26, yet only 62 percent was actually cleared. Down To Earth's investigation reveals the gap between approval and The si.

Rahul Somvanshi

August 12, 2026

Tornado damage with destroyed homes and scattered debris after severe storms

Disaster·Latest

Chicago Faces Rare August Tornado in Extreme Heat

National Weather Service confirmed a tornado near Lake Geneva on Aug. 11, 2026, with winds over 80 mph and ping-pong-sized hail in DuPage County after an Aug. 10 pre-event alert went out

Sonali Tiwary

August 12, 2026

MA Governor signing abortion law with medical staff and advocates at State House

Latest·Policy·Politics

Massachusetts Removes 24-Week Abortion Limit

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signs legislation removing the state's 24-week abortion limit at the Massachusetts State House, surrounded by medical professionals and advocates. The bill, signed August 10-11, 2026, shifts abortion decisions

Govind Tekale

August 12, 2026

Australia·News·Politics·Wildlife

Australia’s Bird Flu Crisis: When Wildlife Becomes the Frontline of a Global Pandemic

H5 bird flu has struck 101 Australian wild seabirds, with the first mass die-off raising extinction fears for unique native species. The latest.

Govind Tekale

August 6, 2026

Volcan de Fuego cone silhouetted at night with glowing lava at its summit

Climate·Disaster·Latin America

Fuego Volcano Erupts: 1,700 Evacuate as Guatemala’s Explosive Phase Intensifies

Guatemala's Volcan de Fuego forces about 1,700 evacuations as it enters a critical explosive phase. The 2018 eruption killed 194. Repeated evacuations keep straining national resources.

Sonali Tiwary

August 6, 2026

Diagram showing the 2029 close approach trajectory of asteroid 99942 Apophis relative to Earth.

Astronomy·Science·Space

Asteroid Apophis April 2029: 31,000km Closest Approach Visible to Billions Worldwide

Asteroid Apophis passes within 31,000km of Earth on April 13, 2029—closer than geostationary satellites. Visible to naked eye from Europe, Africa, Asia. Multiple spacecraft missions planned for study.

Sonali Tiwary

August 5, 2026

Science·Space

Spent SpaceX Falcon 9 Stage Hits the Moon on August 5: A Rare Real-Time Impact and an 89-Foot Crater Near Einstein

A spent Falcon 9 upper stage strikes the Moon on August 5 near Einstein Crater at 5,400 mph. Impact physics, LRO observation plans and what it says about space debris.

Sonali Tiwary

August 5, 2026

Curiosity rover image of hexagonal mud cracks at the Pontours site, Gale Crater, Mars.

Discovery·Science·Space

NASA Curiosity Rover Discovers Ancient Mud Cracks on Mars After More Than 13 Years of Exploration

NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered striking polygonal mud crack formations on Mars after more than 13 years of surface exploration, providing strong new evidence of ancient wet-dry cycles.

Sonali Tiwary

July 31, 2026