JWST Sees Hints of an Atmosphere on a Potentially Habitable Exoplanet
Hints of Atmosphere on Earth-Sized Exoplanet Raise Hopes for Life A monumental sign of an atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1e could be the precursor to finally finding a living world around another star By Jonathan O’Callaghan edited by Lee Billings This artist’s concept shows the volatile red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 and its four most closely orbiting planets, […]
How to See Faster-Than-Light Motion
The UniverseFridays How to See Faster-Than-Light Motion Superluminal velocities are common but illusory By Phil Plait edited by Clara Moskowitz The light echo around the star V838 Monocerotis as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope in November 2005. Stay connected to The Universe: Get email alerts for this weekly column by Phil Plait When I […]
How Many Planets Orbit Our Nearest Neighboring Star?
New Instrument Checks on Proxima Centauri’s Planets Fresh results from near-infrared instruments foretell a bright future for finding life elsewhere in the Milky Way By Ivan Farkas edited by Lee Billings An artist’s impression of the Proxima Centauri system, with the planets Proxima b and Proxima d—the latter confirmed by the NIRPS planet-hunting instrument. Some […]
Starship’s 10th flight breaks streak of bad luck
Nell Greenfieldboyce SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket racked up some much-needed successes on its 10th test flight, hitting key test objectives and breaking a streak of failures that bedeviled the spaceship this year. The silver and black two-stage rocket, which stands about 400 feet tall, blasted off from the SpaceX facility in south Texas near Boca […]
SpaceX Successfully Launches Starship Spacecraft After String of Mishaps
SpaceX Successfully Launches Starship Spacecraft after String of Mishaps Overcoming three recent failed tries, Elon Musk’s rocket company successfully flew its reusable jumbo booster and upper-stage Starship spacecraft By Dan Vergano edited by Clara Moskowitz An earlier SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy booster are moved to the launch pad at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. […]
Extreme Heat Endangers AI Data Centers
Heat Waves Endanger Data Centers That Power AI A new analysis warns that AI facilities could be forced to stop operating because of water shortages and blackouts By Sara Schonhardt & E&E News Join Our Community of Science Lovers! CLIMATEWIRE | Data center hubs worldwide are increasingly threatened by rising temperatures as climate change continues…
Trump’s latest tariffs ‘are real’ unless deals improve, economic adviser says
Kevin Hassett says talks are ‘ongoing’ after US president announced 30% tariffs on goods from EU and Mexico Donald Trump has seen some trade deal offers and thinks they need to be better, Kevin Hassett, the White House economic adviser, said on Sunday, adding that the president will proceed with threatened tariffs on Mexico, the…
At Sunday services, taking stock and moving forward in Texas
Scott Detrow Scott Detrow speaks with KERA’s James Hartley about his reporting on how people gathered at church services Sunday to reflect after the deadly flash floods which killed more than 120 people in central Texas. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: It has been another difficult day in Texas. Heavy rains and a flash flood warning halted…
Love Island USA Season 7 Winners Revealed
Love Island USA unveiled its season seven winners on the July 13 finale after it came down to castmates Amaya Espinal, Bryan Arenales, Huda Mustafa, Nic Vansteenberghe, Olandria Carthen and more. This story contains spoilers for the Love Island USA season seven finale. America has officially picked Amaya Papaya. The sun has set on this rollercoaster…
Senate committee details failures by Secret Service in preventing Trump shooting
By Joe Hernandez A Senate committee report released Sunday blames the U.S. Secret Service for a “cascade of preventable failures” that led up to the assassination attempt against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pa., last summer. Trump was injured in the shooting when a bullet whizzed past his head, grazing his…
South Africa’s police minister suspended over organised crime allegations
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on an immediate “leave of absence” after allegations of links to organised crimes were made against him. In Sunday’s live televised speech to the nation, Ramaphosa also announced a judicial commission would probe the claims, which he said undermined the constitution and threatened national…
Princess Charlotte’s Adorable Reactions Steal the Show at Wimbledon
Kate Middleton and Prince William attended the men’s final of the Wimbledon Champions alongside Princess Charlotte and Prince George—and it seems the 10-year-old got her love for tennis from her mom. Princess Charlotte is her mom Kate Middleton’s mini-me. The 10-year-old joined her brother Prince George, 11, as well her parents Prince William and Kate…
Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari dies aged 82 in London
Leader who ousted Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 three decades after brief stint as military ruler dies after ‘prolonged illness’ Nigeria’s former president Muhammadu Buhari, who led Africa’s most populous country from 2015 to 2023 and was the first Nigerian president to oust an incumbent through the ballot box, died in London on Sunday, a presidential…
Los Angeles houses of worship plan for possible ICE Raids
Jason DeRose LOS ANGELES – In recent weeks, Pastor Caleb Crainer began developing a plan in the event that immigration enforcement agents show up at the door of his congregation, a pressing concern after the Trump administration rescinded long-standing guidance advising them to avoid houses of worship. “So we have three of these pink binders…
Nanoplastics Make Up Most of the Ocean’s Plastic Pollution
Most Plastic in the Ocean Is Invisible—And Deadly Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 million metric tons of nanoplastics are spread across just the top layer of the North Atlantic By Katharine Sanderson & Nature magazine Marine plastic litter tends to grab…
The Killing Fields execution site and two former Khmer Rouge prisons added to Unesco heritage list
The three Cambodian sites’ inscription coincides with the 50th anniversary of the rise to power of the brutal regime Three locations used by Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites 50 years ago have been added by Unesco to its world heritage list. The three locations were inscribed to the list by…
Kelly Osbourne Responds to Claim Dad Ozzy Osbourne Is Dying
Amid speculation that her father Ozzy Osbourne is dying due to his ongoing battle with Parkinson’s disease and that he has a suicide pact with Sharon Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne set the record straight. Kelly Osbourne isn’t mincing words when it comes to defending her family. Amid online speculation that her father Ozzy Osbourne’s health is…
Child dies at Alder Hey Hospital after contracting measles
A child has died at Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s Hospital after contracting measles, the BBC understands. The hospital said the highly contagious virus was on the rise among young people in the region and it had seen a surge in “seriously unwell” children being admitted. Alder Hey said it would not officially comment on individual…
Legally Blonde Secrets That Are Just Like College, Only Funner
Our favorite Gemini vegetarian is getting her own prequel. What? Like it’s hard? Before Elle debuts next summer, study up on these Legally Blonde secrets. It’ll be just like college, only funner. Once upon a time, a California blonde decided she’d like to go to Stanford Law School—because of its proximity to Neiman Marcus. Nope,…
The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction in New York
By The Associated Press Sotheby’s in New York will be auctioning what’s known as NWA 16788 on Wednesday as part of a natural history-themed sale that also includes a juvenile Ceratosaurus dinosaur skeleton that’s more than 6 feet (2 meters) tall and nearly 11 feet (3 meters) long. According to the auction house, the meteorite…
New Caledonia to be declared a state in ‘historic’ agreement – but will remain French
Emmanuel Macron hails ‘new chapter’ for New Caledonia as politicians agree on statehood after 10 days of talks France has announced a “historic” accord with New Caledonia in which the overseas territory, rocked by deadly separatist violence last year, would remain French but be declared a new state. “A State of New Caledonia within the…
Children fetching water killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, emergency officials say
Ten people, including six children, have been killed in an Israeli air strike while waiting to fill water containers in central Gaza on Sunday, emergency service officials say. Their bodies were sent to Nuseirat’s al-Awda Hospital, which also treated 16 injured people, seven of them children, according to a doctor there. Eyewitnesses said a drone…
How and Why Humans Began to Sing, a Musicology and Neuroscience Perspective
Brains Process Speech and Singing Differently By Rachel Feltman, Allison Parshall, Fonda Mwangi & Madison Goldberg Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. We’re wrapping up our week of summer reruns with one of my absolute favorite Science Quickly episodes. Back in October, SciAm associate news editor Allison Parshall took us on…
Health secretary and BMA to meet in bid to avoid strikes
Talks between Health Secretary Wes Streeting and the British Medical Association (BMA) will take place next week in a bid to avert strike action in England’s NHS, the BBC understands. Resident doctors, previously known as junior doctors, announced earlier this week that they will walk out for five consecutive days from 25 July until 30…
Is the FIFA Club World Cup final a barometer of soccer’s success in America?
Scott Detrow President Trump will be at the final game in the FIFA Club World Cup, taking place Sunday. Paul Tenorio of The Athletic talks about this moment in the culture and business of soccer in America. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: For global fans of the beautiful game, the FIFA World Cup cannot come soon enough,…
Water on Mars Probably Doesn’t Explain These Weird Streaks
The UniverseFridays Mars ‘Water’ Streaks Could Just Be Dust A new global overview of Mars suggests dust, rather than water, is the source of mysterious streaks there By Phil Plait edited by Lee Billings Dark “slope streaks,” likely resulting from dust avalanches, stretch across an area of Mars called Acheron Fossae in this image from…
Love Island USA’s Ace and Chelley Detail Their Pre-Show Connection
Love Island USA season seven’s Michelle “Chelley” Bissainthe and Ace Green shared insight into how their pre-show connection affected their experience in the villa. “Chellace” is setting the record straight. After Love Island USA’s Michelle “Chelley” Bissainthe and Ace Green’s loved ones shut down online rumors that the pair was in a relationship before docking…
Australia won’t commit in advance to joining hypothetical US-China conflict, Pat Conroy says
Comments come amid reports Washington seeking guarantees about how Canberra would respond in event of Indo-Pacific conflict Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia will refuse any US request to join a “hypothetical” conflict with China over Taiwan and won’t make any advance commitment, the defence industry minister, Pat Conroy,…
Colombia identifies new threat in drug war: the autonomous narco drone sub
Country’s navy announced seizure of uncrewed narco sub, first capture of such a vessel in Colombian waters The bust was unusual – a narco submarine capable of carrying more than 1.5 tons of cocaine. There were no drugs onboard this time, but most notably, there were no traffickers. Last week, the Colombian navy announced that…
Poland’s Iga Świątek thrashes American Amanda Anisimova in Wimbledon women’s final
By Alana Wise The Wimbledon women’s final came to an abrupt close on Saturday as Poland’s Iga Świątek delivered a swift, crushing defeat against American player Amanda Anisimova. Świątek, 24, took an early lead in the competition, and continued at a punishing pace to secure a 6-0, 6-0 win in less than an hour of…
Scooter Braun Reacts to Justin Bieber’s Album After Financial Settlement
Scooter Braun gushed about Justin Bieber’s new album, Swag, days after the “Boyfriend” singer reportedly reached a financial agreement with his former manager following their public fallout. Scooter Braun thinks Justin Bieber hit the sweet spot with his new album. Days after the “Baby” singer agreed to pay his former manager $31.5 million for show…
‘Was this avoidable?’: Families of Flight 171 crash victims seek answers
For days, Imtiyaz Ali had been anxiously awaiting the findings of a preliminary report into last month’s Air India crash that killed his brother, sister-in-law, and their two young children. “Other than the pilots’ final conversation, there’s nothing in it that really points to what caused the crash.” He hopes more details will be made…
We’re Light-Years Away from True Artificial Intelligence, Says Murderbot Author Martha Wells
We’re Light-Years Away from True Artificial Intelligence, Says Murderbot Author Martha Wells Today’s large language models are hardly related to the kinds of machine intelligence we see in science fiction, according to Martha Wells, author of the Murderbot Diaries series By Clara Moskowitz edited by Allison Parshall Alexander Skarsgard in the Apple TV+ series Murderbot.…
Trump announces 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico to begin August 1
By The Associated Press BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey — President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he’s levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico starting August 1. Trump announced the planned tariffs on two of the United States’ biggest trade partners in letters posted to his social media account. They are part of an…
How LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian Survived Their Scandalous Start
After cheating on their respective spouses, Leann Rimes and Eddie Cibrian got married, made amends with his ex-wife Brandi Glanville and built a thriving life together. When Leann Rimes married Eddie Cibrian in 2011, even her biggest fans wondered what kind of life would that be. Considering they met while married to other people and…
New online safety rules are here – but as tech races ahead, expect changes
It’s surely the darkest fear of any mum or dad – losing their child to a world that’s out of sight, a place where they can’t protect them. Esther Ghey, Ian Russell, Mariano Janin, Liam Walsh, Ellen Roome, Lisa Kenevan, Hollie Dance and Judy Thomas. They are all parents who believe the internet played a…
Donald Trump announces 30% tariffs on goods from the EU and Mexico
The president made the announcement on social media, even as the EU was hoping for a trade agreement Donald Trump announced on Saturday that goods imported from both the European Union and Mexico will face a 30% US tariff rate starting 1 August, in letters posted to his social media platform, Truth Social. The tariff…
We’ll Have 30 When Harry Met Sally Secrets—& What She’s Having
When Harry Met Sally redefined the rom-com and 36 years later, continues to be a favorite. But the Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal vehicle almost starred a totally different cast. More than three decades later and we’ll still have what she’s having. When Harry Met Sally, one of the most beloved romantic comedies of all-time,…
Why cockpit audio deepens the mystery of Air India crash
Investigators have made a chilling discovery in the preliminary investigation into the Air India Flight 171 crash which killed 260 people in June. Just seconds after take-off, both of the 12-year-old Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s fuel-control switches abruptly moved to the “cut-off” position, starving the engines of fuel and triggering total power loss. Switching to “cut-off”…
Here’s a list of Trump’s tariff letters so far and the rates they threaten
Danielle Kurtzleben President Trump’s trade policy has been unpredictable, and that continues with letters he’s been writing to foreign leaders informing them of the tariff rates he intends to impose on their countries’ goods on Aug. 1. The letters represent a radical approach to trade policy, with the president setting sizable tariff rates on a…
‘It can’t withstand the heat’: fears ‘stable’ Patagonia glacier in irreversible decline
Scientists say Perito Moreno, which for decades defied trend of glacial retreat, now rapidly losing mass One of the few stable glaciers in a warming world, Perito Moreno, in Santa Cruz province, Argentina, is now undergoing a possibly irreversible retreat, scientists say. Over the past seven years, it has lost 1.92 sq km (0.74 sq…
ChatGPT Is Changing the Words We Use in Conversation
ChatGPT Is Changing the Words We Use in Conversation Words frequently used by ChatGPT, including “delve” and “meticulous,” are getting more common in spoken language, according to an analysis of more than 700,000 hours of videos and podcasts By Vanessa Bates Ramirez edited by Allison Parshall Join Our Community of Science Lovers! After its release…
‘Helping every dang soul’: Beloved camp director was among those lost in Texas flooding
By Frank Morris Jane Ragsdale spent her summers by the Guadalupe, the very river that killed her a week ago today in the catastrophic July Fourth flood. Mention her name in Kerrville, Texas, this week, and folks tend to do two things: tear up and smile. “I mean I can’t tell you how many people,…
Marjorie Taylor Greene Plans Hearing on Geoengineering amid Cloud Seeding Conspiracy Theories
Marjorie Taylor Greene Plans Probe into Geoengineering Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has said she will hold a hearing on geoengineering as conspiracy theories have swirled around cloud seeding after the recent floods in Texas By Kevin Bogardus & E&E News Chair of the Subcommittee on Delivering On Government Efficiency (DOGE) U.S. Rep.…
Last Call, Shoppers! Amazon Prime Day Ends in Only a Few Hours
From discounts on a bestselling Laura Geller palette to a highly-rated meat thermometer, time is running out to score these must-have products for less. Our writers and editors independently determine what we cover and recommend. When you buy through our links, E! may earn a commission. Some brands featured in this article are partners of Amazon’s…
Heatwave spreads to Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland is likely to see its warmest day of the year with temperatures of up to 31C. Northern Ireland could potentially the mercury rise above 29.5C – the highest recorded temperature so far this year. For England and Wales, temperatures are expected to be widely in the high 20s to low 30s with the south-west…
Sports CEO Timothy Leiweke charged in Texas arena bid-rigging scheme
Leiweke, ex-president of Denver Nuggets and former CEO of MLSE, which owns Toronto’s major sports franchises, indicted over $388m arena A prominent sports executive has been criminally charged with organising a conspiracy to ensure his own company won the bid to build a $388m sports arena in Texas. Timothy Leiweke, the former president of the…
Millions face hosepipe bans as UK heatwave reaches 34.7C
More than seven million people have had hosepipe bans imposed on them as temperatures soared in the UK’s third heatwave of 2025. Astwood Bank in the West Midlands recorded the highest temperature of 34.7C by 18:00 BST on Friday, while Wales saw its hottest day of the year with 32.7C recorded in Usk. Amber heat…
Bachelorette’s Jenn Tran Debuts Adorable New Companion
Following Jenn Tran’s recent breakup from Dancing with the Stars partner Sasha Farber, the Bachelorette alum revealed a new family member has danced into her life. Jenn Tran has made it official with a new special friend. One month after her breakup with Dancing with the Stars partner Sasha Farber, Jenn shared with fans that she now…
Elon Musk’s New Grok 4 Takes on ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’ as the AI Race Heats Up
New Grok 4 Takes on ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’ as the AI Race Heats Up Elon Musk has launched xAI’s Grok 4—calling it the “world’s smartest AI” and claiming it can ace Ph.D.-level exams and outpace rivals such as Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’s o3 on tough benchmarks By Deni Ellis Béchard edited by Dean Visser Elon…
Ana Maria Gonçalves becomes first Black woman in Brazil’s literary academy
Author of Um defeito de cor wins seat in 128-year-old institution long dominated by white men Brazil has elected its first Black woman to the Brazilian Academy of Letters, founded in 1897 and modelled on the Académie Française. Ana Maria Gonçalves, 54, is one of Brazil’s most acclaimed contemporary authors, and her election on Thursday…
Preliminary report says fuel switches were cut off before Air India Boeing 787 crash
By Joel Rose , Russell Lewis A pair of switches that control the fuel supply to the engines were set to “cutoff” moments before the crash of Air India Flight 171, according to a preliminary report from India’s Air Accident Investigation Bureau released early Saturday in India. A total of 260 people were killed when…
Sumy, a center of Ukrainian culture, lives in the crosshairs of a new Russian offensive
By Joanna Kakissis , Polina Lytvynova , Tetiana Burianova SUMY, Ukraine — That terrible Sunday keeps replaying in Natalia Tsybulko’s head. The huge explosions. The frantic calls to find her daughter. The words from her son-in-law that shattered her life. “‘Mom, Olena is no longer with us’,” Tsybulko recalled him saying when he called, his…
Ukraine to receive US air defence systems, says Trump
US President Donald Trump has said he will send weapons, including Patriot air defence systems, to Ukraine via Nato. Trump told NBC News that in a new deal, “we’re going to be sending Patriots to Nato, and then Nato will distribute that”, adding that Nato would pay for the weapons. Patriot batteries detect and intercept…
Waste Wars Tracks the ‘Wild Afterlife’ of Garbage on an International Black Market
Your Garbage Has a ‘Wild Afterlife’ on the International Black Market Alexander Clapp, author of new nonfiction book ‘Waste Wars,’ tracks the world-wide blackmarket trade of our garbage By Brianne Kane edited by Andrea Gawrylewski Sorting your trash and recycling is common practice: break down the cardboard boxes, separate the compostable material and plastics and…
Scotty McCreery Shares Both His Grandmothers Died the Same Day
American Idol alum Scotty McCreery shared his grief after both grandmothers die on the same day: “I think I am still in a bit of shock.” Scotty McCreery is mourning the loss of two special women in his life. The American Idol alum shared that both his maternal grandmother Janet Hunter Cooke and paternal grandmother Paquita McCreery died July…
US border czar says he doesn’t know fate of eight men deported to South Sudan
Men from Mexico, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar were removed from the US and flown to the war-torn country Tom Homan, the US border czar, has said he does not know what happened to the eight men deported to South Sudan after the Trump administration resumed sending migrants to countries that are not their place…
Reeves says latest GDP figures ‘disappointing’ after economy unexpectedly shrinks for second month
The UK economy shrank unexpectedly in May, contracting for the second month in a row. The economy contracted by 0.1%, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, confounding analysts who expected to see slight growth. The government has made boosting economic growth a key priority and Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the latest figure was “disappointing”.…
What Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act means for taxes on Social Security
Laurel Wamsley In the hours after Congress passed President Trump’s megabill, an email from the Social Security Administration hit the inboxes of many Americans. It applauded the legislation’s passage and said it includes a provision that “eliminates federal income taxes on Social Security benefits for most beneficiaries.” But experts say the email was misleading and…
Canadian couple’s message in a bottle found 13 years later in Irish bay
Facebook post helps track down Anita and Brad, who had been dating for a year at time of message and wed in 2016 In September 2012, a young couple capped a romantic date in Newfoundland, on Canada’s eastern tip, by putting a message in a bottle and dropping it into the Atlantic. “Anita and Brad’s…
Amazon Prime Day 2025: Madison LeCroy-Approved Beauty Deals
Madison LeCroy’s go-to beauty products are on sale at Amazon Prime Day — but not for long. Shop the Southern Charm star’s must-have skincare, hair and makeup picks before prices go back up! We included these products from Madison LeCroy because we think you’ll like her picks. Our writers and editors independently determine what we…
Trump Names Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as Interim NASA Chief
Trump Names Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as Interim NASA Chief The selection of Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy to temporarily lead NASA adds to the deep political uncertainties already facing the space agency By Josh Dinner & SPACE.com Sean Duffy, U.S. secretary of transportation, during a news conference in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2025.…
Why Scheana Shay Kept Husband Brock Davies’ Affair a Secret
Scheana Shay said she held off on detailing some of her life’s most shocking moments—including husband Brock Davies’ affair—until writing her memoir My Good Side due to fear. For years, Scheana Shay pumped the brakes on speaking out about her husband Brock Davies‘ affair. In her upcoming memoir My Good Side, the Vanderpump Rules alum…
Since COVID, threats to local school officials have nearly tripled, research finds
Frank Langfitt When Sarah Leonardi filed to run for Florida’s Broward County School Board in 2019, she had no idea what she was getting into. Leonardi won and took office in late 2020 in the middle of the pandemic. It was tumultuous. Gov. Ron DeSantis threatened to withhold school funding after the board defied his…
‘One in, one out’ sounds simple – but the deal could be complicated
The returns deal is designed as a deterrent to stop the boats. But the announcement of a pilot for a ‘one in, one out’ scheme is just the first step in what could be a very complicated process. The plan proposes that for each migrant the UK returns to France, another migrant with a strong…