‘Not a dumping ground for the world’: Malaysia announces immediate ban on e-waste imports
By Angela Symons with AP Published on 05/02/2026 – 7:55 GMT+1 Malaysia has announced an immediate and full ban on the…
Supermassive new theory on what lies at the heart of our galaxy
For about half a century, astronomers have been largely convinced that our galaxy harbours a monstrous black hole…
Daring Theory Challenges the Black Hole’s Reign Over the Milky Way’s Core
Astronomers have yet to fully grasp the Galactic Center—the heart of the Milky Way—although they’re fairly certain that…
Research Unveils Rare Deep Earthquake Activity
Stanford researchers have created the first-ever global map of a rare earthquake type that occurs not in Earth’s…
Meteorologists warn that an anomaly in the polar vortex is approaching, and that its speed and shape do not match what textbooks taught decades ago
The warning did not arrive with blizzards or broken power lines. It first appeared as twisted streaks of…
Could a toxic chemical in Mars dirt help us build a Red Planet base?
Surprisingly, a toxic compound found on Mars could help bacteria produce brick-like substances that could be used to…
UK to scrap more than £250mn in planned physics project funding
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this…
They’re tiny. They’re fast. And they’re very deadly. Meet 10 smallest birds of prey on the planet
They are tiny, but they are mighty. They might be short on inches but they’re definitely not short…
Astrophotographer captures the ‘Flaming Star Nebula’ ablaze in deep-space (photo)
The “Flaming Star Nebula” captured by astrophotographer Greg Meyer. (Image credit: Greg Meyer) Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured…
Major rebate program returning to Canada
The federal government announced a suite of new electric vehicle policies Thursday, including the reintroduction of the popular…
JWST Discovers A Massive ‘Red Potato’ Galaxy With No Star Formation
An international team of astronomers, led by Weichen Wang of the University of Milan, Italy, discovered a massive…
Scientists find a black hole spewing more energy than the Death Star
image: Yvette Cendes at the Very Large Array, a large radio telescope facility in New Mexico view more …