<p>A new study has suggested Earth is currently heading towards its sixth mass extinction of the planet’s biodiversity. The study builds on previous warnings that species on our planet have been dying off at an alarming rate. There have been five extinction events in Earth’s history; these are events that are signified by mass biodiversity <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/earth-getting-closer-to-sixth-mass-extinction-study-finds/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>An asteroid bigger than any building on Earth is set to hurtle past our planet after it was first discovered nearly 30 years ago. The recently-released Netflix film Don’t Look Up has warned us of what can happen to humanity when it chooses to ignore giant rocks hurtling towards us from space, but luckily even <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/kilometre-wide-asteroid-to-blast-past-earth-tomorrow/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>When it comes to saving the planet from climate change there have been plenty of proposed and necessary solutions; reduce greenhouse gas emissions, switch to renewable sources of energy, embrace a vegan diet, the list goes on. Yet, while some people on Earth seem to be developing a harmful ‘f*** the planet’ attitude despite it <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/life/ecosexuals-believe-having-sex-with-earth-will-save-the-planet/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>An out-of-control piece of a Russian spacecraft has re-entered the atmosphere and plunged down to Earth. The Russian Angara A5 rocket blasted off from Earth in a test flight on December 27, 2021, and while the journey initially looked to be going well, a bid to move the spacecraft into a higher orbit proved unsuccessful. <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/technology/out-of-control-spacecraft-crashes-to-earth-after-major-failure/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>