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. […]
Immigration enforcement ramps up, tensions persist in big cities
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán As tensions persist following mass immigration raids in Los Angeles, people continue to rally in protest of the Trump administration’s detention and deportation of immigrants. However, things on Wednesday quieted down in some parts of the country, including New York City, where just a few hundred protesters gathered outside the city’s immigration court.…
Chris Mason: Spending Review is a gamble on patience in an era of impatience
The hours, days, weeks and even months after a Spending Review can feel like peeling away the layers of an onion. First, there is the speech from the chancellor in the Commons: the political rhetoric and the numbers often designed to sound big but which are often incomprehensible. Then there are accompanying documents – in…
Planned NIH Cuts Threaten Americans’ Health, Senators Charge in Tense Hearing
Planned NIH Cuts Threaten Americans’ Health, Senators Charge in Tense Hearing Senators grilled NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya the day after more than 300 NIH staff members sent him a fiery letter protesting the cancellation of thousands of research projects By Max Kozlov & Nature magazine U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jayanta (Jay) Bhattacharya…
Kristin Cavallari Pissed After Awkward Reunion With First Boyfriend
Kristin Cavallari‘s blast from the past did not turn out like she had hoped. The Laguna Beach alum reunited with her very first boyfriend during the June 11 episode of E!’s Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour—and it did not go well. “I’m going to be pulling up Johnny, my very first boyfriend from Chicago,” Kristin…
In treasured islands, Indonesia halts mining
Conservationists praise move that protects one of the most biodiverse marine areas on Earth. A jewel of the “Coral Triangle” just got a reprieve. The government of Indonesia announced this week that it had revoked the mining permits of four companies operating in Raja Ampat — an island chain in the country’s eastern province of…
New Map Shows How Gun Deaths of Children Have Increased in States with Loose Firearm Laws
New Map Shows How Gun Deaths of Children Have Increased in States with Loose Firearm Laws Gun violence is the leading cause of death of children in the U.S.—and states with loose gun control laws bear the heaviest burden, a new study found By Allison Parshall edited by Dean Visser Join Our Community of Science…
Bachelor’s Kaity Biggar & Zach Shallcross Are Married
The Bachelor‘s Kaity Biggar and Zach Shallcross, who got engaged in 2023 on season 27 of the ABC dating show, got married in Texas on May 23. Kaity Biggar and Zach Shallcross have swapped their roses for wedding rings. The couple, who met and got engaged in Thailand during the season 23 finale of The Bachelor in 2023,…
Reeves boosts NHS and housing as some budgets squeezed
Rachel Reeves has announced an extra £29bn per year for the NHS in England, along with funding boosts for defence and housing, as she set out the government’s spending plans until the end of the decade. The chancellor also promised more money for artificial intelligence and transport projects, saying “renewing Britain” was at the heart…
In Miami, deportations are raising concerns among Cuban-Americans
By Greg Allen In Florida, the growing number of immigrants being deported are raising concerns among some of President Trump’s most loyal voters: Cuban-Americans. Before last year’s election, more than two-thirds of Cuban-Americans in Miami-Dade County told pollsters they supported Trump. But the Trump administration’s recent actions on immigration are drawing criticism from Cuban-Americans and…
At least seven dead and 50 wounded as Colombia hit with bombings and gun attacks
Police say 19 attacks launched on targets in Cali and nearby areas, hitting police posts, municipal buildings and civilians Colombia has been rocked by a string of coordinated bomb and gun attacks that killed at least seven people and wounded at least 50 across the country’s south-west, deepening a security crisis roiling the Andean country.…
Seven ways the Spending Review will affect you
All the talk of departmental budgets and fiscal rules may feel somewhat distant from the cost of food shopping and your finances. The Spending Review is not a Budget in which taxes are changed or a host of new policies announced. But, don’t be fooled, it will have an impact on you and your money.…
Solar Orbiter Captures the First-Ever Images of the Sun’s South Pole
Behold the First Images of the Sun’s South Pole Solar Orbiter isn’t the first spacecraft to study the sun’s poles—but it’s the first to send back photographs By Meghan Bartels edited by Lee Billings A radiance map from Solar Orbiter’s SPICE instrument shows the location of carbon ions in the region of the sun’s atmosphere…
Elon Musk says some of his social media posts about Trump ‘went too far’
By Rachel Treisman Days after the very public breakup of President Trump and his former adviser Elon Musk, the latter appears to be doing damage control. “I regret some of my posts about President [Trump] last week,” Musk posted on X, his social media platform, just after 3 a.m. ET on Wednesday. “They went too…
‘Win-win’: new maps reveal best opportunities for global reforestation
New study shows regions with best potential to regrow trees and suck climate-heating CO2 from the air New maps have revealed the best “win-win” opportunities across the world to regrow forests and tackle the climate crisis, without harming people or wildlife. The places range from the eastern US and western Canada, to Brazil and Columbia,…
Everything Todd and Julie Chrisley Have Done Since Prison Release
On Todd and Julie Chrisley’s to-do list since they were pardoned of their fraud and tax crimes by President Donald Trump: Time with family, shopping for essentials and a hair refresh. Todd Chrisley will never forget the moment he learned he and his wife Julie Chrisley were being pardoned by President Donald Trump. It had been…
‘The odds are astronomical’: Canadian man wins lottery jackpots four times
Cancer survivor David Serkin won draws in August, November and May, and another more than a decade ago How do you say “lottery winner” in western Canada? The answer is: David Serkin, the name of the cancer survivor from Alberta who won three separate lottery jackpots between August and May to accumulate about $2.5m in…
See the Stars of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Then & Now
Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? We’re marking the 39th anniversary of John Hughes’ Ferris Bueller’s Day Off by checking out what Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara and Jennifer Grey are up to now. “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” For instance: It’s been…
Protests grow across the U.S. as people push against Trump’s mass deportation policies
By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán , Jasmine Garsd NEW YORK — “ICE out of New York!” Those were the words thousands of people chanted near the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office, and throughout the streets of Manhattan Tuesday night as part of a series of nationwide rallies against President Trump’s immigration sweeps and the…
Reeves to set out spending plans up to next election
Rachel Reeves is preparing to unveil her highly anticipated spending review, setting out how much money the NHS, schools, police and other public services will get over the next few years. The chancellor will emphasise plans to “invest in Britain’s renewal” by spending an extra £113bn on infrastructure, such as energy and transport projects in…
Love Island USA Season 7 Is Here: Shop E!’s Favorite Merch
Love Island USA is back, and we’ve got the hottest merch to channel villa vibes all summer. The products featured in this article are from brands available in NBCUniversal Checkout. E! makes a commission on purchases. Welcome back to the villa! Love Island USA has returned for Season 7. This year’s drama is sure to be…
Gorilla Gourmets Are Actually Truffle Hunting
Gorilla Gourmets Really Dig Their Truffles, Study Finds Researchers followed gorillas for years to uncover truffle-hunting behavior—and it may be socially transmitted By Rachel Nuwer edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Soil-scratching gorillas. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Gaston Abea remembers his grandfather telling him that the gorillas living near their village in the northern…
The U.S. and China have agreed on a framework to resolve their trade disputes
By The Associated Press LONDON — The U.S. and China have agreed in principle on a framework to carry out an agreement they reached on resolving their trade disputes last month, Chinese state media said. The announcement followed Tuesday’s conclusion of two days of talks in London. The earlier agreement had been shaken by a…
Bolsonaro denies coup plot but admits discussing ‘alternative ways’ to remain president
Ex-Brazilian president admits in court that after Lula’s win, ‘we studied other alternatives within the constitution’ Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has denied masterminding a far-right coup plot at his trial in the supreme court, but he admitted to taking part in meetings to discuss “alternative ways” of staying in power after his defeat in…
White House Launches Another Assault on Science Funding, Targeting NSF, EPA
White House Launches Another Assault on Science Funding The Trump administration is targeting still more federal science funding, this time more than $30 billion at the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science Foundation and other agencies By Scott Waldman, Corbin Hiar & E&E News OMB Director Russell Vought testifies before the House Appropriations Committee on…
TikTok superstar Khaby Lame was detained by ICE before being allowed to leave the U.S.
By Bill Chappell Khaby Lame, famous for his silently hilarious TikTok persona, was detained by immigration officers last week, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Lame, 25, rose to fame while living in Italy, becoming the most-followed personality on TikTok by creating comedy skits and skewering ludicrous “life hacks” promulgated online. He currently has…
Austria school shooting death toll rises to 11 after victim dies in hospital
Ten people have been killed in a school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz, in what is the deadliest gun attack in the country’s recent history. Police said the 21-year-old gunman, a former student, took his own life in a school bathroom shortly after. The incident took place at Dreierschützengasse secondary school in the…
See Michelle & Barack Obama’s Off-Duty Family Portrait With Daughters
Michelle Obama and Barack Obama celebrated youngest daughter Sasha Obama’s 24th birthday by sharing a rare family portrait that also included eldest daughter Malia Obama. Michelle Obama and Barack Obama will always put family first. The former first couple shared a rare vacation photo with daughters Malia Obama, 27, and Sasha Obama, 24, in honor…
‘Escape Room: Game Zero’ A Book Review
Christopher Edge is one of those authors who offers slender novels packed full of ideas. It ought to be impossible to include the broad sweep of technology and science that he brings to his stories and get them under 200 pages. Even harder if you’re aiming at a middle grade audience. Yet he has done…
How to Protect Yourself from Recent Salmonella Outbreak in Recalled Eggs
Science-Backed Ways to Stay Healthy during Salmonella Outbreak in Eggs To prevent Salmonella food poisoning, refrigerate your eggs, cook them well, never eat them raw and clean, clean, clean By Mark Fischetti edited by Dean Visser Join Our Community of Science Lovers! At least 79 people have been sickened by a Salmonella outbreak linked to…
U.S.-China trade talks continue for a 2nd day in London
By Fatima Al-Kassab , Emily Feng LONDON — Lancaster House, an ornate government mansion in the U.K. capital, is the location for the second round of tariff negotiations between the U.S. and China. Investors and world leaders are watching these talks closely to see if they can help thwart the prospect of a deepening trade…
Teresa Giudice’s Next Gen NYC Cameo Will Have RHONJ Fans Buzzing
RHONJ‘s Teresa Giudice and Gia Giudice had a must-see mother-daughter moment alongside RHOSLC‘s Meredith Marks and Brooks Marks in E! News’ exclusive sneak peek at Bravo’s Next Gen NYC. Teresa Giudice and Meredith Marks are taking over a completely different city. The Real Housewives stars make a highly anticipated appearance on Next Gen NYC while…
UK sanctions far-right Israeli ministers for ‘inciting violence’ against Palestinians
The UK has sanctioned two far-right Israeli ministers over “repeated incitements of violence against Palestinian communities” in the occupied West Bank. Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich will both be banned from entering the UK and will have any assets in the UK frozen as part of the measures announced by the foreign secretary. David Lammy…
Six babies with unvaccinated mothers born with measles in Canada
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says infections could have been prevented through routine vaccination Six babies with unvaccinated mothers have been born with congenital measles in the Canadian province of Ontario since the start of the largest outbreak of the disease in the western hemisphere late last year. Ontario’s chief medical officer of health,…
Rob Kardashian Shares Matching Moment With Daughter Dream Kardashian
Rob Kardashian, who shares 8-year-old daughter Dream Kardashian with ex Blac Chyna, celebrated the matching Kobe Bryant sneakers he and his daughter now own together. Rob Kardashian is ready to meet his daughter on the basketball kourt. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum gave a glimpse at how he and Dream Kardashian—who he shares…
Canadian PM vows to boost defence spending and reduce dependency on US
Carney says Canada will hit Nato target of 2% of GDP five years ahead of schedule amid ‘dangerous and divided world’ Mark Carney has promised to boost defence spending to its highest level in decades, warning that in a “dangerous and divided world”, Canada must reduce its dependence on the US for defence. Speaking at…
We quit our jobs, sold our home and spent 10 years fighting for truth over daughter’s death
Warning: This article contains upsetting details and reference to suicide There didn’t seem to be anything out of the ordinary when Jane Figueiredo spoke to her daughter that night on the phone. “Alice asked me to bring her some snacks for the next time we visited,” Jane says. But that call, at 22:15 on 6…
Review – JSA #8: The Wrath of Wotan
Ray: JSA is one of those properties that has a long, storied history – something Jeff Lemire always likes to explore. Last issue, we ended the funeral for Wildcat with a huge twist – Ted Grant in the afterlife, being reunited with his deceased partners from the original WW2 JSA for one last mission. And…
Sizewell C nuclear plant gets £14bn go-ahead from government
The government has committed £14.2bn of investment to build the new Sizewell C nuclear plant on the Suffolk coastline, ahead of the Spending Review. Sizewell C will create 10,000 direct jobs, thousands more in firms supplying the plant and generate enough energy to power six million homes, the Treasury said. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the…
Why the Waymo Car Fires in Recent Los Angeles Protests Caused the Robotaxis to Burn So Completely
Thermal Runaway Explains Why Waymo Cars Burned So Completely in the Recent Los Angeles Protests During recent protests in Los Angeles, fires triggered “thermal runaway” in several Waymo robotaxis’ lithium-ion battery packs. The phenomenon sent temperatures past 1,000 degrees Celsius, vaporized much of the cars and spewed lung-searing hydrogen fluoride By Deni Ellis Béchard edited…
Christian Slater’s 2 Daughters Make Rare Public Appearance
Christian Slater’s kids Eliana, 23, and a 5-year-old daughter whose name has not yet been revealed, stepped out for their dad’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in Los Angeles on June 9. Blink twice and you might miss this rare appearance from Christian Slater‘s kids. The Heathers alum was honored with a star on the…
High seas treaty ‘a long time coming’
Most of the ocean belongs to no one — but is the responsibility of everyone. Nearly two-thirds of Earth’s seas lie beyond the jurisdiction of any nation, and in these “high seas” are a bounty: more than 90 percent of ocean habitat and some of the highest reservoirs of biodiversity on the planet. Yet only…
Colombia: president says shot candidate had security detail cut on day of attack
Revelation from Gustavo Petro follows shooting of Miguel Uribe Turbay by alleged 15-year-old hitman in Bogotá The security detail for the Colombian presidential candidate who was shot at a campaign rally at the weekend was severely reduced on the day of the attack, the country’s president has said. Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, was shot twice…
Drug deaths plummet among young Americans as fentanyl carnage eases
Brian Mann When Justin Carlyle, 23, began experimenting with drugs a decade ago, he found himself part of a generation of young Americans caught in the devastating wave of harm caused by fentanyl addiction and overdose. “I use fentanyl, cocaine, crack cocaine, yeah, all of it,” Carlyle said, speaking to NPR on the streets of…
How the Mathematics of Honesty Underlies These Auctions
How Honesty Won This Economist a Nobel Prize Here’s the surprising math at the heart of auction theory By Jack Murtagh edited by Jeanna Bryner Auction theory suggests a bidder in some auctions would get the best price with … honesty. You’re at a blind auction, and the rules are simple. If you see something…
Three-quarters of pensioners to get winter fuel payment after U-turn
More than three-quarters of pensioners will receive the winter fuel payment this year after Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed a major policy U-turn. Nine million pensioners in England and Wales with an annual income of £35,000 or less will now be eligible. The policy was widely blamed for Labour’s poor local election results. Reeves said the…
Review – Poison Ivy #34: Gathering of the Trees
Ray: A lot of people have speculated that this series might be reaching its natural ending point soon, as the story seems to be reaching a crescendo and author Wilson has recently revealed a major new book for the competition. I’m not sure, but it does seem like this book is about to have its…
Weather tracker: Storms make way for summer heat in Europe
Florence in Italy could hit 39C as hot weather sweeps continent, while parts of South Africa brace for snow The severe thunderstorms that have been lashing parts of Europe over recent days are expected to give way to high temperatures this week. Several regions could climb to 10C (50F) above seasonal norms, with Italy braced…
NIH scientists call on director to protect biomedical research
Rob Stein Hundreds of scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a call for action they dubbed the Bethesda Declaration on Monday to push back against cutbacks and changes at the biomedical research agency. Organizers say more than 340 staffers on the NIH’s sprawling campus in Bethesda, Md., just outside Washington, D.C., sent…
Milky Way–Andromeda Collision Is in Doubt, North Atlantic Ocean Heat Surged, and Worms Build Towers
New Doubts about Milky Way–Andromeda Collision, Explanation of 2023 Marine Heat Wave and Worms That Build Towers The Milky Way’s big crash with Andromeda might not be a sure thing. Plus, we discuss an overheated ocean, a giant planet circling a tiny star and worms that build living towers. By Rachel Feltman, Naeem Amarsy &…
Dad Accused of Killing His 3 Daughters Had Chilling Online Searches
Travis Decker, who has been charged with killing his daughters Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia, 5, had a suspicious search history leading up to the murders, an affidavit revealed. Police are continuing to investigate a horrific crime. After Washington state resident Travis Decker was charged with the murders of his daughters Paityn, 9, Evelyn,…
Chris Mason: Labour hopes to put winter fuel misstep behind them
The final act in this slow motion U-turn has played out. The arc of this row runs to almost a year. It was late July last year when I was among a bunch of reporters called into the Treasury to question the then new chancellor about her out-of-the-blue policy to take the Winter Fuel Payment…
Trump’s trade war is raising money for the government, but at whose expense?
Scott Horsley President Trump has been promising his tariffs will help make America more prosperous. There’s already evidence that tariffs are helping the government’s bottom line. The federal government collected $68.9 billion in tariffs and excise taxes during the first five months of the year, according to Treasury Department data collected by the Bipartisan Policy…
Brazil braces for Bolsonaro’s day in court as ex-president testifies over ‘coup plot’
Rightwinger accused of conspiring against democracy says appearance before supreme court will be ‘worth watching’ Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, will finally find himself in the dock this week, accused of masterminding an armed far-right conspiracy to seize power after losing the 2022 presidential election. The 70-year-old paratrooper turned populist, who governed from 2019 until…
First Vaccine for Gonorrhea Rolls Out, Measles Outbreak in Texas Slows, and Megalodon Diets Are Investigated
Megalodon Diets, Teeth Sensitivity and a Bunch of Vaccine News It’s one step forward and two steps back for vaccine policy in the U.S. Plus, we discuss the fishy origins of sensitive teeth and megalodon diets. By Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi & Alex Sugiura Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! It may technically still be spring,…
Home secretary yet to agree deal days before spending review
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has still yet to agree a deal with the Treasury before Wednesday’s Spending Review, despite an offer of above inflation increases to police funding in each of the next three years. Ministers have been locked in talks with Rachel Reeves and her team ahead of the major financial statement, which sets…
Why Sister Wives’ Kody Brown Says Falling in Love Has Been Painful
Sister Wives’ Kody Brown shared insight into the struggles of falling in love amid public scrutiny as well as judgements from the former polygamist’s ex-wives during the TLC series’ June 8 special. Kody Brown is shielding his marriage from judgement. After he and his sole remaining wife Robyn Brown’s displays of affection were met…
Sister Wives’ Christine Brown Says Kody Brown Sex Life Had No Emotion
Sister Wives’ Christine Brown reflected on her sex life with ex Kody Brown in the June 8 episode of the TLC series’ tell-all, saying it had “no real emotion.” Christine Brown is reflecting on the end of her marriage with Kody Brown. Years after her split from the Sister Wives patriarch, Christine is now able…
How Velvet Worm Slime Hardens in Seconds to Trap Prey
Velvet Worm Slime Reveals Its Sticky Secrets The velvet worm’s extraordinary goo could inspire recyclable bioplastics By Elizabeth Anne Brown edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Velvet worms like this one “sneeze” out a sticky goo with intriguing properties. The velvet worm, a squishy little predator that looks like the stretch-limo version of a caterpillar, has…
DC This Week Round-Up – Fusion and Fan-Mail
Ray: Tying in with the events of “We Are Yesterday”, the finish to this sci-fi adventure delivers some great action. Captain Atom has been captured by Inferno – but there’s a stowaway on board in the form of Ryan Choi, who has infiltrated the enemy base to try to free his subject/friend. As Ray Palmer…
Tony Awards 2025: The complete list of winners
Chloee Weiner The 78th Annual Tony Awards hosted by Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, will be held Sunday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The award show will be airing on CBS, and streaming on Paramount+. Below is the full list of 2025 Tony Award nominees, with winners marked in bold. Best MusicalBuena Vista Social…