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…
In 1983, rhino champion Anna Merz spent her savings to secure 5,000 Kenyan acres; the sanctuary she started grew into Lewa, now sheltering about 245 rhinos | World News
An AI-generated image showing black rhinos moving through the protected landscape of Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya, where…
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…
Despite being only about half Earth’s diameter, Mars has nearly as much total surface area as all of Earth’s continents combined—the difference is that oceans cover 71% of our planet, while modern Mars has no permanent bodies of liquid water.
Mars looks small beside Earth. Its mean radius is about 3,390 kilometres, a little over half Earth’s, and…
What a Nile crocodile case means for Trump’s DC building projects
The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision backing President Donald Trump’s massive ballroom at the White House is already playing…
Cromer litter pickers ‘felt embarrassed’ for their ‘lovely town’
With a range of picturesque beaches, north Norfolk remains a popular destination for visitors. But like most parts…
Guests from across the galaxy visiting Lichfield city centre for 2026 Space Invasion
VISITORS from a galaxy far, far away will be making a return visit to Lichfield city centre next…
In 2017, a 14-year-old Virginia girl dug a backyard pond for a school project; 9 years later, it has become a thriving wildlife ecosystem
The transformation demonstrates how even relatively small habitat projects can make a difference when they provide food, water,…
Anxious or outgoing? Huge study links ‘Big Five’ personality traits to genetic variants
Personality plays into how people think, feel, behave and interact with their environment.Credit: PeopleImages/Getty A study of more…
Binman shares little-known ‘bin lid’ rule that decides if your rubbish is emptied
A binman has explained why an overflowing wheelie bin could be left behind on collection day Are your…
James Webb telescope finds one of our galaxy’s rarest stars inside the ‘Treasure Chest’ globule — Space photo of the week
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured the “Treasure Chest,” a cometary globule in the star-forming Carina Nebula, on…
In 1990, cheetah expert Laurie Marker sold her possessions and moved to Namibia; her research base now protects about 158,000 acres of cheetah country | World News
A representative image of cheetah resting. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons In 1990, American zoologist Laurie Marker made a…