When the Sun turns black
A satellite image shows the Sun with a black dot at its centre, resembling a glaring eye in…
Dead seabird tests carried out after Port of Tyne nurdle spill
Research is being carried out to find out how a microplastic spillage has affected coastal sea bird populations.…
Wildlife survey reveals value of hidden Bradford woodland
The four-hectare site behind Yorkshire Building Society’s (YBS) head office in Bradford was surveyed by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust…
APOD: 2026 October 7 – Supernova Remnant Pa 30
Explanation: “Happy New Year!” No, wait, this is not a fireworks display. This image shows Nebula Pa 30,…
How a Soviet physicist’s 1960 idea led to the birth of neutrino astronomy and this year’s Nobel Prize in physics — Meduza
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Belgian physicist Francis Halzen for his “decisive contribution to the IceCube neutrino…
Bat with broken wing treated with laser therapy in Haddenham
A bat found with a broken wing has received laser therapy to help it recover. The serotine bat…
From drought to deluge: ‘Super’ El Niño’s expanding reach
Fast facts More than 347 million children in nearly 100 countries and territories are expected to experience unusually…
Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Its 2026 Minimum
This story is an update to the Arctic sea ice feature in our World of Change series, which…
Interfacial heavy fermion formation in a two-dimensional Kondo lattice YbCu2 on Cu(111) substrate
We begin by confirming the interfacial moiré atomic structure of YbCu2/Cu(111) through LEED and STM measurements. In the…
Beautiful butterflies get more attention from the public – and from scientists | Butterflies
Large and beautiful butterflies attract far more attention than species that are smaller and dull. Now a new…
Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns | Google
Google has been ordered to temporarily stop work on two datacentres in Finland after failing to do the…
Galaxy Evolution Can be Affected by Black Hole Jets
In recent decades, astronomers have found evidence that supermassive black holes can really mess with their galaxies’ evolution.…