Exploding Dry Ice May Explain Mars’ Puzzling Dune Patterns, Study Finds
Scientists recreated Martian gullies in a lab and found they were carved by exploding CO₂ ice blocks, not flowing water....
Sam Fender wins 2025 Mercury Prize for album People Watching
Sam Fender has won the 2025 Mercury Prize for his album People Watching.The announcement was made during the award ceremony...
Dark Matter Might Leave A Faint Colour Mark In Light, Say Scientists
Dark matter, though invisible, might subtly alter the colour of light passing through it, according to a new University of...
The first digital ID launches today
From today, digital veteran cards are available for ex-members of the armed services - the first step in the digitisation...
Starmer orders mandatory antisemitism training for NHS staff
The prime minister has ordered a review of antisemitism in the NHS, saying there are too many cases "simply not...
Satellites Capture Record-Breaking 20-Metre Waves Crossing Entire Oceans
ESA satellites have recorded the world’s largest ocean swells — nearly 20 meters high — generated by Storm Eddie in...
BBC says Gregg Wallace isn’t entitled to damages, as it denies causing ‘distress and harassment’
The BBC has said Gregg Wallace is not "entitled to any damages" in response to a High Court claim filed...
Scientists Discover Parasitic Worms That Hunt Using Static Electricity
Scientists discovered that a tiny nematode leaps toward flying insects using static electricity. The findings reveal how electrostatic forces drive...
China accuses U.S. of deliberately causing panic over rare earth controls, says it is open to talks
China on Thursday accused the U.S. of creating "panic" over Beijing's controls on rare earth minerals, but indicated it is...
Take our quiz: How much do you know about antimicrobial resistance?
This week we had some terrifying news from the World Health Organization: Antibiotics are failing us. A growing number of...
Unlocking the potential of SAF with book and claim in air freight
In this exclusive webcast, leaders discuss the urgency for reducing air freight emissions for freight forwarders and shippers, and reasons...
SpaceX Launches 21 Satellites With Second Falcon 9 Launch Of The Year
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched 21 satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency on Oct. 15 from Vandenberg Space...
Government delays Chinese super embassy decision again
The government has again delayed making a decision on whether the Chinese super embassy can go ahead.New Housing Secretary Steve...
NASA Plans To Deorbit The ISS By 2030, to Transition to Private Space Stations
To elevate the commercial spaceflight and enforce innovation, NASA has decided to deorbit the International Space Station (ISS) by the...
The Download: creating the perfect baby, and carbon removal’s lofty promises
An emerging field of science is seeking to use cell analysis to predict what kind of a person an embryo...
First test of chancellor’s ‘securonomics’ policy does not bode well
Not all that long ago the prevailing wisdom in economic circles was that where things were made hardly mattered. What...
MI5 boss says China plot disrupted in past week – amid rise in state-sponsored threats
The head of MI5 says he will "never back off" from confronting threats from China as he revealed his officers...
Meet the man building a starter kit for civilization
With a bachelor’s degree from Princeton and a doctorate in physics from the University of Wisconsin, Jakubowski had spent most...
The race to make the perfect baby is creating an ethical mess
In August Siddiqui made the controversial suggestion that parents who choose not to use genetic testing might be considered irresponsible....
The three key questions about the China spy case that need to be answered
The government has published witness statements submitted by a senior official connected to the collapse of a trial involving two...