Has JWST Finally Found an Exomoon?
Have Astronomers Finally Found an Exomoon? Data from the James Webb Space Telescope and other observatories suggests a supervolcanic exomoon may lurk around the giant exoplanet WASP-39b By Nola Taylor Tillman edited by Lee Billings An artist’s concept of the giant exoplanet WASP-39b and its host star. Astronomers have yet to find irrefutable proof for […]
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Reach New Heights in ‘Cascadia: Alpine Lakes’
Cascadia: Alpine Lakes raises Cascadia to new heights—literally—by adding another dimension to this tile-laying puzzle. Cascadia: Alpine Lakes is a tile-laying game for 1 to 4 players, ages 10 and up, and takes about 30–45 minutes to play. It’s currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, with a pledge level of $39 for a copy of the […]
SpaceX launches 11th test flight of its mega Starship rocket with another win
By The Associated Press SpaceX launched another of its mammoth Starship rockets on a test flight Monday, successfully making it halfway around the world while releasing mock satellites like last time. Starship — the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built — thundered into the evening sky from the southern tip of Texas. The booster […]
SpaceX’s Starship Succeeds in Final Test Flight of 2025
SpaceX’s Starship Succeeds in Final Test Flight of 2025 With the successful eleventh test flight of its Starship megarocket, SpaceX is on the cusp of a new era in spaceflight By Lee Billings A Starship rocket looms behind a SpaceX sign at the company’s Starbase launch facility in South Texas. Join Our Community of Science […]
Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 79
By The Associated Press , NPR Staff Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of “Annie Hall,” “The Godfather” films and “Father of the Bride,” whose quirky, vibrant manner and depth made her one of the most singular actors of a generation, has died. She was 79. Her death was confirmed to NPR by Dori Rath, a […]
Why Bird Flu Is Surging Again—And What It Means for Public Health
Bird Flu Is Back. Here’s What to Know After a quiet summer, bird flu cases are rising again. Scientists expected the development, but what happens next is still uncertain By Meghan Bartels edited by Tanya Lewis After a summer lull in U.S. cases of avian influenza in both poultry and dairy cattle—and no human infections…
U.S. sends aircraft carrier to South America in major escalation of military firepower
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, the Pentagon announced Friday, in the latest escalation of military firepower in a region where the Trump administration has unleashed more rapid strikes in recent days against boats it accuses of carrying drugs. Defense Secretary…
Why America Ferrera Wants Her Daughter to See Ugly Betty
Barbie actress America Ferrera told E! News in an exclusive interview about her excitement for daughter Lucia, who is “really into clothes and fashion,” to see her show Ugly Betty. America Ferrera is ready for a rewatch. The Gotta Kick It Up actress revealed why she can’t wait to expose her and husband Ryan Piers…
Ukraine allies pledge to take Russian oil and gas off global market
More than 20 nations supporting Ukraine have pledged to “take Russian oil and gas off the global market” as part of efforts to pressure President Vladimir Putin to end the war. “We’re choking off funding for Russia’s war machine,” said UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, after hosting a summit of the “coalition of the…
Turkey likely to be excluded from Gaza stabilisation force after Israeli objection
Doubts over whether Ankara will be part of 5,000-strong force to be deployed to prevent postwar power vacuum Turkey will probably be excluded from the 5,000-strong stabilisation force that is to be set up inside Gaza after Israel made clear it did not want Turkish troops taking part. Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state,…
Ancient DNA Reveals New Diseases behind Napoleon’s 1812 Russian Retreat
Napoleon’s Defeat in Russia Was Aided by Two Surprising Deadly Diseases Disease-causing bacteria that have been recently discovered in the teeth of Napoleonic soldiers may have spurred the massive infantry’s demise during its retreat from Russia By Andrea Tamayo edited by Dan Vergano Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! In 1812…
Vanna White Tries on 40 Dresses a Day for Wheel of Fortune
Vanna White shared an exclusive look at her day filming Wheel of Fortune and Celebrity Wheel of Fortune with Ryan Seacrest—including trying on 30 to 40 dresses for the game show. Vanna White‘s work schedule will make your head spin. After all, the 68-year-old spends nearly two hours just trying on outfits for Wheel of…
Pakistan bans hard-line Islamist party known for its fierce anti-blasphemy stance
By Betsy Joles ISLAMABAD — Pakistan banned a hard-line Islamist party on Thursday, more than a week after heated clashes with police that left at least five people dead. The ban follows a march by the party, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), earlier this month from the eastern city of Lahore to the capital city, Islamabad. It…
Manhunt after jailed Epping hotel asylum seeker mistakenly released
Police have launched a manhunt after a former asylum seeker who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl was mistakenly released from prison. Ethiopian national Hadush Kebatu, who arrived in the UK on a small boat, was jailed for 12 months over the attack in Epping, Essex, last month. Prison sources said Kebatu was meant to be…
Pentagon deploys top aircraft carrier as Trump militarisation of Caribbean ratchets up
Use of USS Gerald Ford along with fighter jets comes as president plots strikes against alleged cartels on land The Pentagon said on Friday that it was deploying the United States’s most advanced aircraft carrier to the Caribbean, a major escalation in the Trump administration’s war against drug cartels that provides the resources to start…
FDA Warns People Not to Eat Recalled Eggs Contaminated with Salmonella
FDA Warns People Not to Eat Recalled Eggs Contaminated with Salmonella This is the third Salmonella-related egg recall of 2025. Here’s what to do if you have recalled eggs By Tanya Lewis edited by Megha Satyanarayana The FDA has recalled eggs contaminated with Salmonella Join Our Community of Science Lovers! There really may be such…
Plaid wins by-election as Labour loses 100-year grip on Caerphilly
Labour suffered its first parliamentary defeat in Caerphilly for 100 years as Plaid Cymru claimed victory in the Welsh Parliament by-election. Nigel Farage’s Reform pledged to “throw everything” at the campaign but its candidate, Llŷr Powell, could only finish second to Plaid’s Lindsay Whittle, who took 47% of the vote with a majority of 3,848.…
Argentina’s President Milei faces a political reckoning in midterm elections
By Natalie Alcoba BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The stakes were always high for Argentina’s libertarian president, Javier Milei, in this weekend’s midterm elections. But now, with a currency crisis deepening and a controversial U.S. bailout on the way, the eccentric economist-turned-politician has more than political posturing riding on Sunday’s vote. The elections — which will…
UK’s biggest weapons firm BAE grounds ‘lifeline’ aircraft delivering food aid
Exclusive: In the year they announced record profits, Britain’s arms maker has revoked licence to fly for planes taking supplies of food to starving people in South Sudan, Somalia and DRC Britain’s biggest weapons manufacturer, BAE Systems, has quietly scrapped support for a fleet of aircraft providing “life-saving” humanitarian aid to some of the world’s…
HGTV’s Eilyn, Ray Jimenez Say Dog Died While in the Care of Sitter
Eilyn Jimenez and Ray Jimenez, stars of HGTV’s Divided by Design, said their dog sitter deceived them about their pet’s cause of death and had her cremated without their consent. Eilyn Jimenez and Ray Jimenez are grappling with a confusing loss. The stars of HGTV’s Divided by Design recently shared the news that their dog…
Review – Justice League Unlimited #12: The Last Temptation of Earth
Ray: DC KO is turning into the largest-scale DC event in a long time, and that means there is time for all sorts of epic tie-ins that feel almost big enough to be an event story in their own right. That’s definitely the case for this issue, which features Mark Waid revisiting one of his…
The Rise of AI ‘Chatfishing’ in Online Dating Poses a Modern Turing Test
So You Fell for a Robot—‘Chatfishing’ Is Taking Over the Dating Apps Forget fake profile pics on dating apps—AI is now doing the talking, and we can’t tell the difference By Deni Ellis Béchard edited by Andrea Gawrylewski & Clara Moskowitz It’s a well-worn adage of the Internet age: people often aren’t what they seem…
Chris Mason: Extraordinary by-election humbles Westminster’s big beasts
Amid the blizzard of nocturnal numbers any by-election generates, three stand out in Caerphilly this morning. Labour, so long the victor of so many a south Wales political contest, humbled, pummelled, crushed – attracting just 11% of voters. The Conservatives, so often the victor of many a UK-wide election – 2%. Yes, you read that…
Why Bruce Springsteen Was Born to Love Patti Scialfa
Bruce Springsteen’s days have been pretty glorious with Patti Scialfa by his side for 40 years, and the parents of three never stop working on this dream. The spark that started the fire between Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa was there from the beginning. However, it was left to smolder for a few years before…
Two dead and dozens arrested amid Cameroon election crackdown
Wave of unrest as polling suggests victory in presidential race for 92-year-old incumbent Paul Biya At least two people have been killed and dozens of protesters arrested in Cameroon as the government cracks down on dissent before the announcement of final results in this month’s presidential elections. Local media reports, citing preliminary data from the…
Here’s what experts say ‘A House of Dynamite’ gets wrong (and right) about nuclear war
Geoff Brumfiel This essay contains spoilers for the film A House of Dynamite. In the opening minutes of Kathryn Bigalow’s latest film, A House of Dynamite, the unthinkable happens — a single nuclear warhead is lobbed from somewhere in the Pacific towards the U.S. mainland. America’s leadership has less than half an hour to decide…
Review – Absolute Wonder Woman #13: The Enemy Within
Ray: After the previous arc dropped one epic reveal after another, including the first hints we’ve gotten of the Absolute Universe’s Atlantis and the big reveal that Themyscira was still around in an alternate universe, it’s easy to think that Kelly Thompson might dial things back for a bit. Not so much! Hayden Sherman is…
‘Uncharted territory’: Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people
Jennifer Ludden In just over a week, nearly 42 million people in the U.S. who get federal food assistance are in danger of seeing their benefits disappear because of the ongoing federal shutdown. About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. One…
Trump says trade talks with Canada ‘terminated’ over anti-tariffs advert
US President Donald Trump has said he is immediately ending all trade negotiations with Canada. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that the country had run an advert featuring former US President Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs. “Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED,” Trump wrote…
Dodgers’ Alex Vesia Away for “Deeply Personal” Matter With Wife Kayla
On the eve of the World Series, Alex Vesia, a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, has stepped away from the team to deal with a “deeply personal family matter” with his pregnant wife Kayla Vesia. The Los Angeles Dodgers are missing a teammate. The day before the MLB team is set to return to…
Trump says all Canada trade talks ‘terminated’ over ad criticising tariffs
US president accuses Canada of ‘egregious behaviour’ after release of ad featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs Donald Trump has said he is ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada after the release of a television ad opposing US tariffs. The US president accused Canada of “egregious behavior” aimed at influencing US court decisions. The…
Duck-Billed Dinosaur ‘Mummies’ Are Clay Molds Formed by Microbes, Scientists Say
Fossilized Skin on Dinosaur ‘Mummies’ Isn’t Skin at All Wyoming’s “dinosaur mummies,” once thought to preserve fossilized flesh, are actually detailed clay molds formed by microbes as the creatures decayed By Andrea Tamayo edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Mummy of the juvenile duck-billed dinosaur Edmontosaurus annectens preserved as a dried carcass resting on its ribcage…
Former paratrooper found not guilty of all charges in Bloody Sunday murder trial
A former member of the Parachute Regiment has been found not guilty of murder and attempted murder in Londonderry on Bloody Sunday more than 50 years ago. That day 13 people were shot dead and at least 15 others injured on 30 January 1972 at a civil rights demonstration in the Bogside area of Derry.…
‘Why does my toddler … ?’ Your kiddo’s most confounding behavior, decoded
Andee Tagle Parenting a two year old is such a wild ride. The other day, my son started the morning with an explosion of cuddles, followed immediately by refusing the blueberry muffins he had declared his very favorite the week before. Once we made it through breakfast, the daily Battle of Putting on Shoes was…
Hurricane Melissa Could Drop Two Feet of Rain on Jamaica
Near-Hurricane Melissa Will Drop Mind-Boggling Rain on Jamaica Melissa is currently a slow-moving tropical storm that is expected to rapidly intensify to a major hurricane—a brutal combination will drench Jamaica and other Caribbean islands By Meghan Bartels edited by Andrea Thompson Tropical Storm Melissa swirling slowly over the Caribbean Sea on October 23, 2025. Join…
Miss Panama Believes Her Name Is Called in Awkward Pageant Moment
Things quickly got awkward at the 2025 Miss Grand International beauty pageant in Bangkok Oct. 18 when Miss Panama Isamar Herrera mistakenly believed her country had been called. At one beauty pageant, things took a turn for the awkward. During the 13th Miss Grand International pageant held in Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 18, fans and…
Colombia urges US to halt strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats: ‘It is murder’
Plea comes after Pete Hegseth announced two new strikes that left at least five people dead Colombia has condemned US airstrikes on vessels allegedly involved in drug-smuggling off the coast of South America, urging Washington to immediately halt further attacks in the Pacific and Caribbean. The plea came after Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of…
Update Your Security with Arlo’s New Device Lineup
Arlo is a security system which is built, managed, and monitored by the person you should have control over your home security: You. Their cameras, floodlights, and doorbells are all easily installed and put to use. But, if you want to go for a full home security system with support, they have that too. Let’s…
Static Electricity Helps Parasitic Nematodes Leap onto Insects
Watch These Parasitic Worms Use Static Electricity as a Tractor Beam For microscopic worms, physical laws we seldom notice take on life-or-death importance By Cody Cottier edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Flows of tracer particles show the attractive force of a positively charged fruit fly. Parasitic nematodes use this static charge to leap onto the…
Kendall Jenner & Mary-Kate Olsen Step Out for Stylish Dinner
Kendall Jenner and Mary-Kate Olsen stepped out together for a sushi dinner in West Hollywood Oct. 21, days after the supermodel wore The Row to a star-studded event. You’re invited to Kendall Jenner and Mary-Kate Olsen‘s stylish outing. One of the notoriously private Olsen twins made a rare public appearance Oct. 21 in West Hollywood, stepping…
Brazilian president will seek fourth term at age 80: ‘I’ve got as much energy as when I was 30’
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who first ran for elected office in 1982, announced he will run again in next year’s election The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced he will seek a historic fourth term in next year’s presidential election, potentially extending one of the most remarkable and enduring political careers…
Anglican Church Archbishop accused of sexual misconduct
By Kathryn Post Claire Buxton, a former children’s ministry director at St. Andrew’s Church in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, where Wood serves as rector, told the Post that Wood attempted to kiss her in his office in April 2024, just before he was elected to replace Archbishop Foley Beach as head of the denomination. Buxton…
Met Police officers sacked for gross misconduct after BBC Panorama investigation
Two Metropolitan Police officers have been sacked for gross misconduct after appearing in an undercover report by BBC Panorama. Three allegations were upheld against PC Philip Neilson, including making “highly racist and discriminatory remarks” about different ethnic groups. Five allegations were upheld against PC Martin Borg, with the chair of the panel describing his conduct…
Your ballot or other mail may not get postmarked by USPS the day it’s dropped off
Hansi Lo Wang Changes at the U.S. Postal Service are forcing people who rely on postmarks when voting, filing taxes or mailing legal documents to be extra careful when cutting it close to deadlines. Postmarks include the dates that USPS stamps on envelopes, and those are often used to determine whether a piece of first-class…
Tip on GoFundMe leads to arrest of suspect in deadly 2017 Arizona stabbing
Message sent to fundraising site led investigators to man accused of stabbing Evin Paulos about 30 times A tip sent to an online fundraising campaign recently allowed investigators to jail the prime suspect in a deadly 2017 stabbing in Arizona – a case which otherwise appeared as if it might not yield any arrests, according…
France backing away from pledge to intercept migrant boats, sources tell BBC
France is backing away from a recent commitment to intervene more forcefully at sea to stop small boats from crossing the English Channel, according to multiple sources contacted by the BBC. There is evidence that France’s current political turmoil is partly to blame, but it will come as a blow to the UK government’s attempts…
Zoo Lunch Mishap Reveals Lizards’ Hidden Fire Detector
Zoo Lunch Mishap Reveals Lizards’ Hidden Fire Detector Australian “sleepy” lizards are not so sleepy when it comes to fire By Clarissa Brincat edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier The smell of smoke activates this otherwise “sleepy” lizard Tiliqua rugosa, also known as the shingleback skink or bobtail lizard. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! The…
US ‘Night Stalkers’ seen in Caribbean as fears of regime change rise in Venezuela
Elite helicopter unit’s part in military deployment comes as Donald Trump ramps up pressure on Nicolás Maduro They call themselves the Night Stalkers and their unofficial motto hints at the group’s lethal nocturnal line of work: “Death Waits in the Dark.” “You can flee, but they will find you,” warns a rare book about the…
3 reasons elephants make the best mothers
This post was updated on August 18, 2021. Elephant mothers carry their babies for nearly two years before giving birth. Then they ensure their babies get the best food, teach their children the most useful skills and show their children how to lead the herd during hard times. Elephants recognize that their mothers know best…
Review – Green Lantern Dark #7: The Light Shines Again
Ray: The Tangent Universe has been one of my favorite little corners of the DCU for the longest time. An alternate universe where a nuclear World War III created a whole new wave of heroes, it combines sci-fi, fantasy, and so much more to reinvent its heroes with only the original names. We hadn’t kept…
This nation has the fastest rising rate of cancer cases — and deaths — in the world
Ari Daniel Ali Mokdad stands in the heart of Beirut. Cars and trucks and motorcycles rumble everywhere. “If you look at a car passing by, you see smoke coming out of it — that’s illegal in Lebanon. But nobody enforce[s] it,” says Mokda, the chief strategy officer of population health at the University of Washington.…
Khloe Kardashian Shares Surprising Update on Her Sex Life
Khloe Kardashian—who shares two kids with ex Tristan Thompson—got candid about her sex life during the season seven premiere of The Kardashians, which dropped on Hulu Oct. 23. Khloe Kardashian is spilling the tea. The Kardashians star shared an honest update on her sex life, or lack thereof, while chatting with Kourtney Kardashian and friend Simon…
Google Measures ‘Quantum Echoes’ on Willow Quantum Computer Chip
Google Explores Quantum Chaos on Its Most Powerful Quantum Computer Chip “Quantum echoes” rippling through Google’s quantum computer chip Willow could lead to advances in molecular chemistry and the physics of black holes By Dan Garisto edited by Lee Billings Google’s Willow quantum computer chip. Quantum computers are still in their infancy. Presently limited to…
Pressure mounts on No 10 over grooming inquiry as survivors list demands
The government is under increasing pressure to gain control of the grooming gangs inquiry after abuse survivors who quit their roles in the process listed conditions for their return. Top of the demands – published in a joint letter to the home secretary – was the resignation of Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips, who the four…
US military kills two people in strike on alleged drug-trafficking boat in Pacific
Latest strike was off coast of Colombia while seven previous attacks in Caribbean killed at least 32 US politics live – latest updates The US military has attacked and destroyed another boat in its ongoing and controversial fight against what it says are drug-trafficking activities. The strike for the first time was carried out on…
How the CIA’s Kryptos Sculpture Gave Up Its Final Secret
How the World’s Most Famous Code Was Cracked Uncovering the CIA’s Kryptos puzzle took three parts math and one part sleuthing By Jack Murtagh edited by Jeanna Bryner The Kryptos sculpture sits in front of the CIA headquarters in Virginia. The 35-year-old saga of Kryptos, an enigmatic sculpture containing four encrypted messages outside the CIA…
US announces sanctions on Russia’s largest oil companies
The US has announced new sanctions targeting Russia’s two largest oil companies – Rosneft and Lukoil – in an effort to pressure Moscow to negotiate a peace deal in Ukraine. “I just felt it was time. We waited a long time,” Trump said in the Oval Office, after a meeting with Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte…
Iceland reports the presence of mosquitoes for the first time, as climate warms
By Joe Hernandez Icelanders may be the last group of people on Earth to experience the pesky bite of a mosquito. This week, Iceland recorded the presence of the insects within its borders for the first time in the Nordic nation’s history. The discovery of three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes was confirmed Monday by the Natural…
DC This Week Roundup – Slings and Arrows
Ray: This is the penultimate issue of the current run, and the creative team of Condon and Montos have built an intriguing mystery here. As Roy Harper and his daughter Lian deal with the fallout of his induced overdose and do their part to help other victims in the city, Green Arrow is on the…
Kourtney Kardashian Subtly Addresses Criticism of Hiding Rocky’s Face
Kourtney Kardashian, who shares son Rocky with Travis Barker, subtly addressed commentary about keeping her 23-month-old’s face off of social media. Kourtney Kardashian is standing her ground when it comes to her youngest son’s privacy. After a debate emerged over the Lemme founder’s decision to hide her and husband Travis Barker‘s toddler Rocky Thirteen Barker‘s…
How Word Choice and Effort Make Apologies Sound Genuine, according to Psychologists
By Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi & Alex Sugiura Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. If you’re enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today. Thank you…
Cuban man deported from US to Eswatini goes on hunger strike in prison
Roberto Mosquera del Peral was sent to African country as part of Trump administration’s immigration crackdown A Cuban man deported by the Trump administration to the southern African country of Eswatini has started a hunger strike against his detention there, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Roberto Mosquera del Peral was among five third-country nationals deported…
Candid cameras catch a glimpse of rare wildlife
A blur of movement. A flash of fur. The glint of eyes in the dark. Deep in the mountains of Palawan, scientists are capturing what few people ever see: the secret lives of the Philippines’ rarest species. The mountains and islands of the Philippine archipelago harbor extraordinary numbers of species found nowhere else on Earth.…
Migrant removed to France returns to UK on small boat
A migrant has returned to the UK on a small boat after being removed to France under the “one in, one out” scheme less than a month ago, BBC News understands. The Guardian newspaper reported that the man claimed to have been been a victim of modern slavery at the hands of smuggling gangs in…
VP Vance tries to progress Gaza ceasefire. And, White House demolition draws critics
By Brittney Melton here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Vice President JD Vance is in Israel, where he is set to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Gaza ceasefire has been in place for almost two weeks.…