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James Webb Space Telescope’s Could Explain How the Universe Was Formed

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has once again made a ground-breaking discovery— a distant galaxy that could hold the key to unlocking how...

Science

Scuba Diving Lizards Use Air Bubbles to Breathe Underwater

Semi-aquatic lizards, such as the water anole (Anolis aquaticus), have a unique ability to stay submerged for extended periods by creating an air bubble...

Science

Could a Future Solar Storm Cripple Our Technology? Scientists Think So

In 1859, when Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, the Earth experienced one of the most powerful solar storms in recorded history....

Science

Tropical Storm Helene Delays SpaceX’s Crew-9 launch to Sept. 28

SpaceX‘s upcoming Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed because of the arrival of Tropical Storm Helene. Originally set to...

Science

Perseverance Rover Finds Strange Zebra-striped Rock on Mars

NASA‘s Perseverance rover has discovered an unusual black-and-white striped rock on Mars in Jezero crater. This rock, named “Freya Castle” by scientists, has a...

Former flight attendant says Mohamed al Fayed had her sacked after she refused to sleep with him

A former flight attendant for Mohamed al Fayed’s private airline has claimed he sexually assaulted her and had her sacked for refusing to sleep...

World

Is wider war in the Middle East now inevitable?

The pictures from Beirut are unnerving to stay the least, the predictions for the immediate future even more so. With the dust still settling...

Politics

Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield quits Labour – criticising Sir Keir Starmer in resignation letter

Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield has resigned from the Labour Party. The 53-year-old MP is the first to jump ship since the general election and...

Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield quits Labour – criticising Sir Keir Starmer in resignation letter

Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield has resigned from the Labour Party. The 53-year-old MP is the first to jump ship since the general election and...

Phone thief caught red-handed hours after snatching device from woman’s hand in Croydon

A moped riding phone thief was caught red-handed after police tracked the device down hours after he snatched it from a woman’s hand. CCTV...

Business

Carlyle joins list of possible Thames Water rescue backers

Carlyle, the American investment giant, has become the latest global fund to weigh an investment in Thames Water as the stricken utility races to...

Technology

Inside one of the first all-female hacker houses in San Francisco

For Molly Cantillon, living in a hacker house wasn’t just a dream, but a necessity. “I had lived in a few hacker houses before...

World

Hassan Nasrallah killed: Decapitated and in disarray, Hezbollah and Iran must now decide to fight or backdown

The leader of Hezbollah is dead. This is a very big moment, not just in this conflict but for the future of the Middle...

World

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed after Beirut airstrikes, Israeli army says

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has been killed after airstrikes in Beirut, the Israeli army has said. Recent weeks have seen Israel unleash a barrage...

World

Muriel Furrer: Swiss teenage cyclist dies after crash at world championships

A Swiss teenage cyclist with “a bright future ahead of her” has died a day after suffering a serious head injury at the world...

World

Hurricane Helene kills at least 43 – as dozens rescued from Tennessee hospital roof in ‘dangerous operation’

At least 43 people have been killed across four states after Hurricane Helene barrelled its way across southeastern US. Emergency crews are racing to...

World

Muriel Furrer: Swiss teenage cyclist dies after crash at world championships

A Swiss teenage cyclist with “a bright future ahead of her” has died a day after suffering a serious head injury at the world...

Business

Former Missguided owner Alteri in talks to buy Kurt Geiger

A former owner of Missguided, the youth fashion brand, is in talks to buy Kurt Geiger, the upmarket shoe and accessories retailer. Sky News...

UK weather: Wind warning issued by Met Office after week of heavy rain and floods

A weather warning for wind has been issued for Wales and southwest England on Sunday after rain battered parts of the UK this week....

World

Confusion around Hassan Nasrallah’s condition – and it could force Iran into a decision

There is still confusion around the fate of Hezbollah general secretary Hassan Nasrallah. After suspiciously rapid statements that he was “safe”, there hasn’t been...