Frog saunas help save amphibians from deadly chytrid fungus—learn more!
Frogs around the world are being severely impacted by the chytrid fungus, which has led to population declines in over 500 species and the...
Japan aims for nuclear power boost and renewable energy expansion by 2040
Japan is set to adopt a new energy strategy aimed at addressing increasing electricity demand while pursuing its decarbonisation goals. A government-backed panel of...
AI is uncovering ancient texts, unlocking secrets from the past
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the study of ancient manuscripts, unlocking texts that have remained unreadable for centuries. From deciphering burnt...
Veteran radio star Johnnie Walker dies aged 79
Veteran radio DJ Johnnie Walker, who hosted BBC Radio 2’s Sounds Of The 70s and The Rock Show, has died aged 79. Known for...
Bitcoin was the best investment of 2024, but not without its usual volatility
Bitcoin was far and away the best-performing asset class in 2024 as new exchange-traded funds ushered in more widespread adoption and hopes for deregulation...
Silicon Valley’s turn of fortune: Intel has worst year ever, while Broadcom enjoys record gain
Hock Tan, CEO of Broadcom (L) and former CEO of Intel, Pat Gelsinger. Reuters | CNBC It was a big year for silicon in...
Alibaba slashes prices on large language models by up to 85% as China AI rivalry heats up
The World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in July 2023. Aly Song | Reuters Alibaba is cutting prices on its large language models by...
ISRO Successfully Launches Two SpaDeX Satellites
Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) inaugural space docking mission has been launched aboard an indigenous PSLV-C60 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in...
2,000-Year-Old Birthday Invitation Found at Roman Fort in UK
A wooden tablet dating back nearly 2,000 years has revealed the earliest known Latin writing by a woman, Claudia Severa, inviting her friend Sulpicia...
Spacex Wraps 2024 with Its Final Falcon 9 Launch, Deploying Starlink V2 Satellites
SpaceX brought its 2024 launch schedule to a close by deploying a new batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites, some equipped with direct-to-cell technology,...
UK weather: Fresh amber warning for rain into New Year’s Day as wind and downpours cancel celebrations
A new amber warning for heavy rain has been issued for parts of England this evening, as wet and windy weather elsewhere in the...
Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Approved for First Launch Under FAA License
Jeff Bezos’ aerospace company, Blue Origin, has been granted a commercial space launch license by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its New Glenn...
Massive Solar Flare Closes 2024 With Radio Blackouts and Auroral Possibilities
A significant solar event marked the end of 2024 as the Sun unleashed an X1.1-class solar flare early on December 29. The flare, one...
Astronomers Discover A Massive Distant Spiral Galaxy from the Early Universe
Astronomers, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), have identified a massive and distant spiral galaxy, named Zhúlóng, as reported by phys.org. With a...
US and South Korea investigators to begin looking into cause of plane crash that left 179 dead
A team of US and South Korean investigators are to set to begin looking into the cause of the plane crash that left 179...
2024: A year in satellite images
The OSINT team at Sky News uses satellite images, video and publicly available data to verify and investigate breaking stories. Whether helping inform out...
South Korean court issues arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol who declared martial law
A South Korean court has issued a warrant for the arrest of impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol after his short-lived attempt to impose martial...
Russia’s ‘hybrid attacks’ against NATO ‘look like war’ and allies must draw ‘red lines’
Russia’s unconventional attacks against NATO “look like war” and allies must set new red lines that will trigger a retaliation if crossed, a former...
2024 review: Some of the year’s big moments in eight charts
What a year 2024 was. A massive election – well, two massive elections on either side of the Atlantic, and more elsewhere around the...
The boldest bitcoin predictions for 2025 are in — and most see prices doubling to $200,000
Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration taken Nov. 25, 2024. Dado Ruvic | Reuters After a blistering rally in bitcoin this...