SScience Read More Space mystery leads scientists to discovery of ‘black hole stars’August 21, 2026 Astronomers identify new type of ‘black hole star’ in universe while hunting space mystery A black hole star…
EEnvironment Read More Ministers are in denial about the scale of the crises we face | Climate crisisAugust 21, 2026 This (Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires, 12 August) is…
SSpace Read More SpaceX will try for 1st Starship tower catch ‘in a few months,’ Elon Musk saysAugust 21, 2026 We’ll have to wait a bit longer for a highly anticipated Starship milestone, it appears. On Aug. 4,…
WWildlife Read More Mammal extinction followed the same rules for 130,000 years – until nowAugust 20, 2026 Traits that predicted mammal extinction for 130,000 years are changing, raising questions about how scientists identify species most…
SScience Read More NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, With Some Help From a Korean SpacecraftAugust 20, 2026 A SpaceX Falcon upper stage crashed into the Moon on August 5th when their orbits brought them into…
EEnvironment Read More A robot spent 10 days hunting glowing animals between Monterey and the Channel Islands, then found a 130-foot “ghost” with elaborate lures that science still does not have a name forAugust 20, 2026 An expedition off California has delivered fresh data on deep-sea life. Scientists worked from Monterey Bay to the…
SSpace Read More Launch Dress Rehearsal Complete Ahead of NASA Roman Space Telescope LiftoffAugust 20, 2026 The team preparing to launch NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope completed a mission dress rehearsal on Thursday…
WWildlife Read More In 1911, Norwegian whalers released 10 reindeer on South Georgia for food and hunting; a century later nearly 7,000 were removed after the herds damaged native vegetationAugust 20, 2026 In 1911, Norwegian whalers released 10 reindeer on South Georgia for food and hunting When Norwegian whalers brought…
SScience Read More Biosphere 2 was built to test whether eight people could survive completely sealed off from the rest of Earth for two years — but inside its glass walls, cockroaches and stowaway ants boomed while most of the birds and pollinators died.August 20, 2026 Picture two versions of Earth. One is the planet outside your window, running its rainforests and coral reefs…
EEnvironment Read More A UK solar farm began generating electricity in 2013; 12 years later its biodiversity had risen 41 per cent | World NewsAugust 20, 2026 Representative Image of a solar farm integrated with thriving wildlife habitats, vibrant flora, and diverse fauna (AI-generated image)…
SSpace Read More Microbes from Earth may survive on the moon, scientists findAugust 20, 2026 Microbes from Earth might survive the harsh surface of the moon, albeit in a state of suspended animation,…
WWildlife Read More It uses its razor-sharp saw-like teeth as a cookie cutter to rip circular chunks of flesh from its preyAugust 20, 2026 One of the weirdest sharks in the world, and smaller than a koi the cookiecutter shark, found in…