A science-oriented advocacy group moved its “Doomsday Clock” to 85 seconds to midnight, saying the Earth is closer than ever to destruction.
A Japanese court has held North Korea responsible for human rights violations against four plaintiffs lured to the country by false promises of a "paradise on Earth."
Crews cleared mud from key California highways as forecasters warned that more thunderstorms were on the way after downpours and high tides caused flooding, prompting road closures and rescues of people trapped in cars.
As the year comes to a close, we are taking a walk down memory lane with some of the best moments from 2025 we saw on KSAT Connect.
The Environmental Protection Agency has removed references to fossil fuels from its online page about climate change causes.
High-tech satellites orbiting thousands of miles above our planet are now delivering some of the most detailed and timely weather data ever recorded. Forecasters said this is only the beginning.
New research suggests that dinosaur populations were thriving in North America before the asteroid impact 66 million years ago that caused mass extinction.
A new study shows that the world's most damaging wildfires are happening four times more often now compared to the 1980s.
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life.
The U.S. is ramping up efforts to boost production of crucial components used in electric vehicles, smartphones and fighter jets.
Outer space has emerged as the world's next battlefield, demonstrated by recent cyberattacks on satellites blamed on Russia.
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best picture yet of a high-speed comet visiting our solar system from another star.
NASA and India have paired up to launch an Earth-mapping satellite capable of tracking the slightest changes in land and ice.
The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth has sold for just over $5 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York.
Scientists say a new planetarium show about the Milky Way has helped them unlock one of the solar system’s many secrets.
Space weather forecasters say northern lights may be visible in parts of the northern United States following weekend solar storms.
The 1925 Scopes monkey trial famously put the spotlight on evolution and appeared to mark a defeat for biblical fundamentalism.
The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck.
NASA's Webb telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth's hit list.
New research finds that global warming has significantly reduced the amount of water that’s being stored around the world in soil, lakes, rivers, snow and other places on land.
Night owl South Texans experienced a total lunar eclipse, also called a “blood moon,” early Friday morning. Many of our KSAT Connect users shared their awesome blood moon pics. Check them out!
A new study finds that climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too.
You may have noticed people discussing “fall” before the autumnal equinox has occurred. That’s because astronomical and meteorological fall follow different cycles.
Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes rush to track its course.
A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world.
V, the playwright formerly Eve Ensler, is hoping her new piece of theater can do for climate change what her “The Vagina Monologues” did for women’s rights.
Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary, told senators during his confirmation hearing Wednesday that he would promote all sources of American energy, while also acknowledging the burning of fossil fuels causes climate change.
An international team of scientists say they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice that's at least 1.2 million years old.
A new report says Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record — second only to 2023 — making it all but certain that 2024 will end as the hottest year ever measured.
Scientists are using used fossilized feces and vomit from Poland to reconstruct how dinosaurs came to dominate the Earth.
British writer Samantha Harvey has won the Booker Prize for fiction with “Orbital,” a short, wonder-filled novel set aboard the International Space Station.
The latest solar storm has triggered northern lights farther south than normal including into parts of Germany, the United Kingdom, New England and New York City.
Space weather forecasters say a severe solar storm heading to Earth could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with major back-to-back hurricanes.
The festival, which returns on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Brackenridge Park, will provide educational events about pollinators, monarch tagging and plant giveaways.
Earth’s string of 13 straight months with a new average heat record came to an end in July.
A Texas church has not one — but two — members aboard the International Space Station.
The United Nations is calling for a flurry of efforts to reduce the human toll from soaring and searing temperatures in what it calls an extreme heat epidemic.
China’s Chang’e 6 probe has returned on Earth with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first.
SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket has completed its first full test flight, returning to Earth without exploding after blasting off from Texas.