Future of historic listening telescope at risk after funding cut
The UK’s largest telescope is facing an uncertain future after an announcement that funding for a network of…
Denver’s drought turns lawncare into neighborhood divide
In Denver these days, it’s the Brown Lawns versus the Green. As Colorado dries up in a historic…
X-ray spacecraft detects the 36-million-degree ‘breath’ of an ancient black hole
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray space telescope, astronomers have spotted the blisteringly hot exhaust fumes of one the earliest…
Horizon Quantum Partners With Quantum Machines to Improve Quantum Computer Operations
Insider Brief Horizon Quantum and Quantum Machines have announced a collaboration to develop embedded calibration technologies for Horizon…
A pangolin collected in 1836 sat unnoticed in a museum for nearly 190 years until its DNA revealed a new species | World News
A nearly 190-year-old pangolin specimen sitting on a museum shelf in London has helped scientists confirm the existence…
Column: The New Astronomy | Summerland Review
Column: The New Astronomy Published 5:10 am Wednesday, July 29, 2026 By Ken Tapping Guest Columnist When I…
Plastic Waste Has Been Turned Directly Into Hydrogen Fuel – No Sorting Required : ScienceAlert
If a scientific innovation can address one of our most pressing environmental problems, it’s a fantastic achievement. If…
August 2026 Solar Eclipse UK: Date, Time and Ultimate Viewing Guide
A total solar eclipse is a stunning and extremely rare spectacle. When the Moon passes between the Earth…
Why Einstein’s theories of relativity make time travel possible
This article is from Proof Positive, our friendly math newsletter that’s delivered to your inbox every Tuesday afternoon.…
Humpback whale sighted on drone video giving birth at Kingscliff in NSW
A drone operator has captured a rare sighting of a humpback whale giving birth on the New South…
New Zimbabwe dinosaur fossil reveals 210-million-year-old species
Scientists have announced the discovery of a new 210-million-year-old dinosaur species in Zimbabwe, a finding that is expected…
Wildfires are raging – and the world has junked 45 climate pledges. Disaster looms, and little wonder | Bill McGuire
Such is the astonishing scale of the wildfires burning at the gates of Bordeaux and Madrid, that if…