On this day in space! Aug. 26, 1978: Sigmund Jähn becomes 1st German in space
On Aug. 26, 1978, cosmonaut and pilot Sigmund Jähn became the first German to fly in space. Jähn…
Call to ban marmot hunting in France as campaigners say they are ‘killed for fun’ | France
Animal rights campaigners are gearing up for protests and petitions aimed at persuading the French government to ban…
Partial lunar eclipse Aug. 27-28 live updates — 1 day to go
2026-08-26T11:04:58.669Z Why is the full moon during the lunar eclipse called the “Sturgeon Moon”? A Sturgeon Moon rises…
It looks half-zebra, half-giraffe and has a 50cm tongue that can lick its own ears. Meet one of the world’s most confusing animals.
Hidden deep within the dense forests of central Africa lives one of the world’s most unusual mammals. The…
Final Falcon 9 Starlink launch from Florida creates gorgeous ‘jellyfish’ over New York City (video)
SpaceX’s launch from Florida early this morning (Aug. 25) was memorable in more ways than one. The mission,…
A Manhattan-sized ice island just broke free from Greenland
Europe’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission has documented a major change at Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland, where a 76…
Photos of distant exoplanets taken with the Roman Space Telescope and Max-Planck technology
The Roman Space Telescope is designed to directly image exoplanets using complex opto-mechanical systems developed by the Max…
Using technology to boost tomato seedling growth through gene expression and hormone changes
A small molecule with a…
Land degradation is costing far more than restoring: UN deputy chief
Speaking at the high-level opening of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) meeting in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Ms. Mohammed…
In 1984, NASA sent 3,301 bees into Space to test how they built honeycomb without gravity; from hitting on walls to building 200cm honeycomb; highlights of 7-day mission
AI-generated image for representation purpose Thousands of honeybees travelled into space aboard NASA‘s Space Shuttle Discovery in 1984…
Kenya arrests four people during probe into 18 elephant deaths
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
Plants’ Heat Survival: Evolution of Molecular Switch
Ghent, 26 August – As climate change drives more frequent and intense heat waves, plants face growing challenges…