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Higgs Boson was UK triumph, but British physics faces ‘catastrophic’ cuts
Britain faces potential cuts to particle physics research involving the Large Hadron Collider and major astronomy projects, raising concerns about the country’s scientific competitiveness and future research capabilities.
Plantwatch: Cities make a surprising refuge for threatened UK wildflowers
UK cities are emerging as unexpected havens for threatened wildflowers, offering refuge from agricultural damage and climate pressures that have devastated rural populations.
The U.S. relied on these science advisers. Then the Trump administration cut them
The Trump administration has terminated over 100 federal science advisory committees, leaving hundreds of experts unable to address pressing health and research issues affecting millions of Americans.
A coffee-table-size scorpion roamed Earth before forests existed
Scientists have identified a one-meter-long scorpion from 415 million years ago as the largest known to science, pushing back the timeline of giant arthropods to before forests evolved.
Interstellar solar sails hit a strange problem at 75% of light speed
A new study identifies a potential problem with solar sail propulsion at extreme speeds: diffuse light scattering begins creating drag once a lightsail reaches approximately 75% of light speed.
Bristol scientists may have found first evidence of dark matter
Scientists at the University of Bristol may have detected dark matter for the first time using an underground detector in the US, though the findings await independent verification.
NASA’s Roman telescope will see 100 times more sky than Hubble
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches in two days, designed to survey vast sky areas 100 times larger than Hubble while sharing infrared detection capabilities for combined observations.
Researchers unveil sustainable spirulina solution to vitamin B12 deficiency
Researchers have developed a method to grow Spirulina that produces biologically active vitamin B12 at levels comparable to beef, potentially addressing nutritional gaps in the widely promoted algae.
Devon heathland plan to support two rare species of ant
Devon Wildlife Trust has launched a three-year conservation project to protect two of the UK’s rarest ant species, including the narrow-headed and erratic ants, with £212,000 in government funding.
Earth may have lost the Sun’s protective shield millions of years ago
NASA-funded research suggests the Sun’s protective bubble may have contracted around Earth millions of years ago, and powerful solar eruptions in the early solar system may have kept the young planet warm.
A search for one exotic particle uncovered two strange new structures
Physicists at Jefferson Lab discovered two unexpected particle structures while searching for an exotic state called Y(2175), potentially advancing understanding of fundamental forces and matter formation.
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
Archaeologists discovered a 5,000-year-old wooden post structure near Stonehenge that aligns with solar solstices, predating the famous stone monument by 500 years.
Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
Researchers have confirmed that a fossil discovered in Antarctica in 1985 and stored away for 40 years is the continent’s first-ever dinosaur bone, identified as a tail vertebra from a Titanosaur.
World’s oceans hit highest temperature on record as El Niño grows
Global ocean surface temperatures reached a record 21.1°C, surpassing the previous peak from March 2024, driven by human-caused climate change and the developing El Niño weather system.
Sand overextraction weakening riverbanks as concrete demand soars
Surging concrete demand has driven sand and gravel extraction from riverbeds at unsustainable rates, weakening riverbanks and degrading water quality across Asia and Africa.
Why scientists asked 1,000 people to bury their underwear
Swiss researchers enlisted 1,000 volunteers to bury cotton underwear in soils across the country, using decomposition rates as an indicator of soil organism activity and ecosystem health.
Australia’s red soil may be hiding a massive clean energy source
Researchers at an Australian university discovered that iron-rich magnetite deposits in Western Australia may naturally generate hydrogen underground, potentially supporting a future clean energy industry.
The universe is still speeding up, but nobody knows why
An international team of astrophysicists rejected claims that cosmic expansion is slowing, affirming that dark energy continues driving accelerating expansion of the universe.
Scientists turn one of the hardest plastics to recycle into high-performance engine lubricant
Virginia Tech researchers developed a method to convert polyvinyl chloride, one of the hardest plastics to recycle, into polyalphaolefin for use in engine lubricants and other industrial applications.
One of Earth’s driest places was just covered in snow
Winter storms swept northern Chile in August 2026, bringing unusual snow to the Atacama Desert and affecting major astronomical observatories and coastal communities.
A massive plume deep beneath Africa is pulling the continent apart
Computer models reveal the African Superplume, a vast upwelling of hot mantle material deep within Earth, is causing unusual deformation patterns beneath the East African Rift System.
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An Object From Another Star System Just Passed Through Ours
In 2025, astronomers detected 3I/ATLAS -- only the third object ever identified as having originated outside our solar system. Like its predecessors, 'Oumuamua in 2017 and Borisov in 2019, it was spotted moving through our solar system on a trajectory that could not...
New Fremont, California Pedestrian Accident Study
Fremont, a city known for its amusing history and beautiful vistas, has many walkable neighborhoods. Nevertheless, pedestrians in the city are still at risk of accidents, especially when crossing busy intersections, because of careless drivers. A recent study takes a...
CRISPR Gene Editing Study Demonstrates How Hox Genes Impact Appearance
Lots of scientists know of the “McGinnis experiment”, which William McGinnis undertook in 1990 to examine how high-level control genes, known as Hox genes, determine our physical characteristics. He investigated whether proteins encoded by the human or mouse Hox gene...
Importance of space exploration according to ‘The Eureka Manifesto’
The human species has always had an insatiable need to explore the unknown and learn more about the undiscovered. We have always stimulated our ambition by pushing our limits in the pursuit of knowledge and working hard to gain a better grasp of our environment and...