When do infections lead to long COVID? Scientists close in on triggers and treatments for post-viral syndromes
In 2004, Amy Proal got an infection that changed her life. “I was in my pre-med, last year…
Miracle as four more Australians are found alive after Nepal flood disaster
Rescuers have saved another four Australians who were missing in Nepal’s horror flash flood disaster. The news on…
A bright space station will soar over the US this week — and it’s not the ISS. Here’s how to see it
You may have seen the International Space Station whizzing across the night sky before, but have you ever…
September: New research reveals surprising result in search for dark matter | News and features
Global scientists have encountered an intriguing particle interaction in their search for dark matter, which might help pave…
Orangutan rescued in Indonesia forest hit by fire
Residents, activists, and authorities in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province rescued a male orangutan found in a weakened state…
Every galaxy in our neighborhood, including our own, is being pulled toward a single point in space hidden directly behind the crowded disk of the Milky Way, and when astronomers finally looked through the dust, they found a large, previously hidden cluster of thousands of galaxies sitting almost exactly where the pull was coming from
In 1986, a small team of astronomers noticed something that did not add up. They were measuring how…
Barclays faces complaint over backing for power plant near world’s largest mangrove forest | Global development
Barclays Bank is facing a formal complaint over its financial links to a coal-fired power station near the…
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites to orbit on its 35th flight
The Starlink missions keep on coming. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 27 of the company’s internet satellites…
A strange, dark object is warping the Universe. Scientists still don’t know what it is
Astronomers have found a small, dark object that’s so impossible to see, it can only be detected by…
Norfolk Wildlife Trust reveals winning wildlife photographs
Maksym Breus, 17, won the Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s 2026 Nature Photography Competition with this amazing picture taken at…
An icy world only 500 kilometres across beyond Neptune was found in May 2026 to possess an atmosphere that should escape within 1,000 years. Scientists suspect a recent impact or continuing cryovolcanism—but still cannot explain what created or replenishes its improbable veil of gas.
A body only about 500 kilometres wide, circling in the deep cold beyond Neptune, appears to possess an…
‘Shock’ dugong decline in Gulf of Carpentaria prompts calls for more research, fishing bans
Researchers have recorded a 50 per cent drop in dugong numbers in one of the most globally important…