Oil spill off Oman from tanker under sanctions against Russia spreads over huge area
An oil slick is covering an area of around 150 square miles off Oman, the country’s government said…
James Webb captures a cosmic lion sculpted by a dying star
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured new images of NGC 2392, a planetary nebula commonly known as…
Dolphins learn how to use tools to hunt for fish from their mothers
From spears and the invention of the wheel to smartphones and robots, human societies have been building and…
Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires | Environment policy
Just 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within a key government department tasked with protecting the environment…
UK and Europe get ready for once-in-a-generation solar eclipse
Experiencing totality a real physical experience, says eclipse chaserpublished at 10:27 BST 10:27 BST Ben HattonLive reporter Image…
Deepak Dhar Dirac Medal 2026: Indian physicist honoured for statistical mechanics
Indian physicist Deepak Dhar has won the 2026 Dirac Medal, one of the world’s leading honours in theoretical…
Great white shark pulls lifeguard underwater in popular East Coast beach town
A fisherman got the surprise of his life near Pine Point Beach in Maine on Tuesday, when a…
Total solar eclipse Aug. 12, 2026 live updates
2026-08-12T08:03:06.261Z Current weather is looking promising from Scoresby Sund Greetings from Scoresby Sund, Greenland! Wow let’s hope these…
Europe is the world’s fastest warming continent. What is to blame? | Extreme weather
The whole world is getting hotter as carbon pollution from fossil fuel burning traps ever more heat, but…
What Is the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope? (Grades 5-8)
This article is for students grades 5-8. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is NASA’s newest astrophysics observatory. The…
Topology-guided vortices in a polariton condensate
Luski, A. et al. Vortex beams of atoms and molecules. Science 373, 1105–1109 (2021). Article CAS PubMed Google…
Photographer has astonishing leopard shark encounter in enchanted kelp forest
In June 2025, underwater videographer Jordan Manning shared spellbinding footage that shows just how peaceful sharks can be. In the…