The Guardian view on extreme heat: its scale should be a wake-up call to us all | Editorial
The numbers are now trickling in: nearly 2,900 dead in the UK, at least 35,000 dead across Europe.…
On this day in space! Sept. 6, 1947: The US Navy launches 1st V-2 rocket at sea in ballistic missile test
On Sept. 6, 1947, a rocket launched from an aircraft carrier for the first time. The V-2 rocket…
Fusion in the Sun’s core releases neutrinos and high-energy photons together: a neutrino can reach the surface in about two seconds, while the photons’ energy may take roughly 170,000 years to escape after countless scatterings, absorptions and re-emissions.
The sunlight arriving at Earth this moment left the Sun’s visible surface a little over eight minutes ago.…
Decades of data show that snakebites are not random
Global snakebite patterns are predictably correlated with a variety of environmental and socioeconomic factors. Every morning, millions of…
Nature blocks a neutrino laser before physicists can ever build one
Neutrinos are everywhere, passing through planets, stars, and our bodies by the trillions every second. Yet these elusive…
The greenest building is the one still standing after a disaster
When Hurricane Michael tore through the Florida Panhandle in 2018, a beach house called the Sand Palace was…
Small asteroid impact today over the ocean near Australia
Artist’s concept of an asteroid near Earth. Experts said a small asteroid impact will happen over the Indian…
Astronomers confirm Einstein’s gravity by viewing light from behind a supermassive black hole
Astronomers detected delayed X-ray flashes consistent with light reflected from the far side of an accretion disk and…
Mountain lion spotted in San Francisco’s Panhandle, prompting animal control response
A mountain lion was spotted roaming around San Francisco’s Panhandle, prompting animal control to respond to the area.…
A transposon jump that stole wucai’s armor
Trichomes—tiny hair‑like structures on leaves—serve as physical barriers that protect plants from insect herbivores, UV radiation, excessive water…
Contributor: The Great Barrier Reef refuses to die on schedule
By Bjorn LomborgGuest contributor Sept. 6, 2026 3 AM PT Australia’s marine scientists released their annual audit of…
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 from Vandenberg SFB Sunday
UPDATE (7:27 a.m.) – The launch lifted off. — UPDATE (7:17 a..m.) Liftoff is now scheduled for around…