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. […]
Zia Yusuf resigns as Reform UK chairman
Zia Yusuf has resigned as the chairman of Reform UK, saying working to get the party elected was no longer “a good use of my time”. In a post on social media, Yusuf did not expand further on his reasons for stepping down. However, it comes after he said it was “dumb” for the party’s…
The Jasmine Tookes X Montce Swim Collab Will Make You Feel Hot
Swimsuit season is here: Shop the Montce x Jasmine Tookes collection before it sells out! The products featured in this article are from brands available in NBCUniversal Checkout. E! makes a commission on purchases. There’s no better way to usher in summer than by treating yourself to a new swimsuit. If you’re looking for a stylish…
This ‘Tower of Worms’ Is a Squirming Superorganism
This ‘Tower of Worms’ Is a Squirming Superorganism Scientists have captured the first videos of wild roundworms forming living, wriggling towers that behave as one big superorganism By Jacek Krywko edited by Allison Parshall Roundworms tagged with glowing proteins create a tower in the lab. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! When food runs out,…
New NWS Hires Won’t Make Up for Trump Cuts, Meteorologists Say
By Chelsea Harvey & E&E News A tornado struck communities in Somerset and London, Ky., on May 16, 2025, leaving 19 dead and more injured. NOAA will hire around 125 new employees at the NWS, the agency said in an announcement first reported Monday by CNN. But nearly 600 employees have departed the NWS over…
Billy Joel’s First Wife Addresses His Brain Disorder Diagnosis
Billy Joel’s first wife Elizabeth Weber offered well-wishes to her ex, whom she was married to from 1973 to 1982, following his recent brain disorder diagnosis. Billy Joel is still rock and roll to Elizabeth Weber. More than four decades after their divorce, the “Uptown Girl” singer’s first wife offered rare insight into their nine-year…
Trump’s travel ban includes Afghanistan, where thousands await U.S. resettlement
By Greg Myre , Megan Pratz President Trump enacted a travel ban on citizens from a dozen countries Wednesday, including Afghanistan, where U.S. troops were stationed for nearly two decades. Even though the president’s travel ban applies to Afghanistan, it does include an exception. Afghans who served with the U.S. during the war can still…
Trump and Musk enter bitter feud – and Washington buckles up
What happens when the richest person and the most powerful politician have a knock-down, drag-out fight? The world may be about to find out. A disagreement between Elon Musk and Donald Trump started at a simmer last week, began bubbling on Wednesday and is now in full-on boil. And like everything these two men do,…
Dehorning rhinos reduces poaching by 80%, study finds
Cutting off the animals’ horns more effective than traditional protection methods such as rangers and costs less, say experts Cutting the horns off rhinos causes a large reduction in poaching, according to a new study, which raises questions about the effectiveness of expensive anti-poaching techniques used to protect the African mammals. Poaching for horn is…
Kristin Cavallari Reveals Craig Conover, Paige DeSorbo “Love Triangle”
Kristin Cavallari confirmed she and Craig Conover were romantic and revealed their dating timeline actually overlapped with the Southern Charm star’s romance with ex Paige DeSorbo. Kristin Cavallari is sharing the real timeline of her fling with Craig Conover. In fact, the Honestly Cavallari star finally confirmed she had a brief romantic relationship with the…
‘Neglected tropical diseases’ now face even more neglect
By Patrick Adams For close to two decades, the U.S. Agency for International Development has partnered with countries around the world to combat neglected tropical diseases, or NTDs. The term refers to a group of diseases that affect more than a billion people, causing severe pain, disfigurement, disability and in some cases death. They’re referred…
How We Solve the Climate Crisis
Opinion Human Intelligence Created the Climate Crisis—But It’s Also the Solution Science communicator Hank Green explains how our species’ unique intelligence got us into this climate mess—and how it will help us solve it By Hank Green I spend a lot of time on the Internet; it’s become my second home in the 20 years…
Venezuela says being in US is ‘great risk’ as countries respond to Trump travel ban
Caracas describes US government as fascist, Somalia vows to address security and Iranian Americans express regret US politics live – latest updates Venezuela has hit back over the Trump administration’s travel ban by warning that the US is a dangerous place, while Somalia immediately vowed to work with Washington on security concerns. The mixed responses…
Which countries are on Trump’s list, and why?
A travel ban issued on Wednesday by US President Donald Trump is set to primarily affect countries in Africa and the Middle East. Twelve countries face full bans, which will come into force on Monday. People from a further seven nations are facing partial restrictions. Trump has depicted it as a matter of national security.…
Kristin Cavallari, Glen Powell’s Past Hookup Revealed
Kristin Cavallari is kissing and telling after a chance encounter with Glen Powell. Well, sort of… The reality star’s BFF Justin Anderson spilled the beans about her latest A-list celebrity hookup on the premiere of E!’s new series Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour. During her Let’s Be Honest podcast tour show in Atlanta, Kristin took…
Three Salvadorian ex-military convicted of 1982 killings of Dutch reporters
Five-member jury sentenced defendants, now in their 80s or 90s, to 15 years in prison on first day of trial A former defense minister of El Salvador and two retired colonels have been convicted of the 1982 killings of four Dutch journalists during the country’s civil war, a lawyer for families of the deceased said.…
Reviving Dead Lithium-Ion Batteries with an AI-Derived Electrolyte Solution
AI Found a ‘Magic Potion’ That Can Bring Dead Batteries Back to Life Electric vehicles leave behind mountains of dead lithium-ion batteries. A new “injection” brings them back to life By You Xiaoying edited by Andrea Thompson A team of researchers in China has found a way to bring dead lithium-ion batteries back to life,…
Canadian wildfires prompt air-quality alerts across five US states
Officials in New York, New Jersey, Iowa, New Hampshire and Maine issued alerts due to smoke from fires in Canada Smoke from wildfires in Canada is spreading across multiple states in the US including the eastern seaboard, prompting multiple states to issue air-quality alerts. The poor air quality stretching across the US came as a…
Kristin Cavallari’s 3 Kids Make Their Adorable Reality TV Debut
Kristin Cavallari‘s kids are following in her footsteps. The star’s three kids Camden, 12, Jaxon, 10, and Saylor, 9, made their reality TV debut during the premiere of her new E! series Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour on June 4. The young trio—who Kristin shares with ex Jay Cutler—made their first official onscreen appearance as…
Math Proves That Everything Really Is Becoming More Complicated over Time
Our World Is Getting More Complicated. Here’s the 19th-Century Math That Proves It Nothing in the cosmos is in equilibrium, which means entropy is on the rise By Manon Bischoff edited by Daisy Yuhas This is not an “everything used to be better” rant. It’s just a sober observation: the world used to be simpler. And that…
What we know about Trump’s latest travel ban
Donald Trump has signed a ban on travel to the US from 12 countries citing national security risks, according to the White House. The US president said the list could be revised if “material improvements” were made and additional countries could also be added as “threats emerge around the world”. This is the second time…
Trump issues new travel ban covering a dozen countries
By NPR Washington Desk , Asma Khalid President Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation banning travelers from 12 countries and partially restricting travelers from seven others, starting on Monday, June 9. The White House said the action was needed to protect the United States from terrorist attacks and other national security threats, and said the…
Proposed Federal Budget Would Devastate U.S. Space Science
White House Budget Plan Would Devastate U.S. Space Science Scientists are rallying to reverse ruinous proposed cuts to both NASA and the National Science Foundation By Nadia Drake edited by Lee Billings Fog shrouds the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in this photograph from February 25, 2025. Late last…
Indigenous lawyer to head Mexico’s supreme court after direct election
Hugo Aguilar, who has links to governing party, topped unprecedented and controversial popular vote An Indigenous lawyer from the state of Oaxaca is set to become the president of Mexico’s supreme court following the country’s unprecedented elections to appoint its entire judicial system by popular vote. Activists hailed the election of Hugo Aguilar, a member…
Judge blocks deportation of Boulder attacker’s family
By The Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the government to immediately halt deportation proceedings against the wife and five children of a man charged in the firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado, responding to what the judge called an urgent situation to ensure the protection of the family’s constitutional rights.…
Intruder Arrested at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Resort
Anthony Reyes of Texas was arrested after attempting to break into Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Resort with the goal of marrying the president’s 18-year-old granddaughter Kai Trump. Donald Trump had an unexpected visitor at his Mar-a-Lago resort. During the early hours of June 3, Anthony Reyes, a 23-year-old man from Texas, attempted to break into the…
Winter fuel payments to be reinstated this year as PM challenged over U-turn
Changes to the winter fuel payment to allow more people to receive it will be in place this year, the chancellor has said. Rachel Reeves said more people would qualify for the allowance “this winter”, however details of the changes and who will be eligible remain unclear. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he…
High-rise, high expectations: is Casablanca’s finance hub a model for African development?
Morocco’s commercial centre has brought investment to the continent – but critics say it masks domestic inequality For centuries, Casablanca was a significant trading hub for merchants from across the breadth of the Atlantic coast, given its geographical position between Africa, the Middle East and Europe. These days, Morocco’s economic capital is merging those historical…
Vietnam ends its longstanding 2-child policy
By Nga Pham HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam has scrapped a policy that limited couples to have up to two children, as it addresses a declining birth rate and a shrinking working-age population. Vietnamese lawmakers on Tuesday passed new amendments to the Population Law, leaving it up to families to decide how many children they are…
Is NASA Ready for Death in Space?
Are We Ready for Death in Space? NASA has quietly taken steps to prepare for a death in space. We need to ask how nations will deal with this inevitability now, as more people start traveling off the planet By Peter Cummings In 2012 NASA stealthily slipped a morgue into orbit. No press release. No…
Home Office accused of ‘racist crackdown’ on Nigerians after denial of visit visa
Officials refused entry to man who runs top security firm in Nigeria and his family to spend holiday with his sister The Home Office has been accused of a “racist crackdown on Nigerians” after refusing a visa to a man who runs one of the west African country’s top security firms for a holiday to…
Black Death Plague Bacterium Became Less Fatal thanks to Just One Genetic Tweak
Black Death Plague That Killed Millions Became Less Fatal because of This Genetic Tweak Reducing the copies of one gene in the bubonic plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, made it less deadly but potentially more transmissible By Rachel Fieldhouse & Nature magazine Scanning electron micrograph of Yersinia pestis, which causes bubonic plague, on proventricular spines of a Xenopsylla…
Inside Angelina Jolie’s Return to Hollywood After Taking Time to Heal
Though Angelina Jolie pressed pause on her acting career, these days she’s celebrating a milestone birthday and a return to that Hollywood life. But she hasn’t ruled out leaving L.A. one day. Angelina Jolie wasn’t exactly dying to become an actress. In fact, the Oscar winner had considered other career paths before entering Hollywood—like funeral…
Police launch probe into patient deaths at NHS hospital after heart operations
Police have launched an investigation into the deaths of patients following heart operations at an NHS hospital, the BBC has learned. Documents seen by us suggest patients suffered avoidable harm – and that in some cases their death certificates failed to disclose that the procedure contributed to their deaths. One woman’s operation at Castle Hill…
USDA says demand for sensitive food stamp data from states is on hold
By Jude Joffe-Block The Department of Agriculture’s unprecedented demand that states and payment processors turn over sensitive data about people who receive federal food assistance is on hold — for now. A USDA official said in court filings late Friday the agency has not yet begun collecting the personal data of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…
Love Island U.K. Contestant Drops Out Following Machete Incident
Love Island U.K. contestant Kyle Ashman will not be featured on the series’ 12th season following reports he was questioned about alleged involvement in a machete attack, which he denies. Kyle Ashman won’t be entering the Love Island U.K. villa after all. Days before its scheduled season 12 premiere, the reality dating series announced that…
UK temporarily spared from Trump’s 50% metal tariffs
The UK has been temporarily spared from US President Donald Trump’s executive order doubling steel and aluminium tariffs from 25% to 50%. The order signed by Trump on Tuesday evening raises import taxes for US firms buying from other countries from Wednesday – but the levy remains at 25% for the UK. The order depends…
Kids See a Lot More Misinformation Than We Think
The Science of ParentingMondays Kids See a Lot More Misinformation Than We Think Thanks to faulty artificial intelligence, deepfakes and plain bad actors, children encounter a lot on the Internet that isn’t true. Here’s how to help them spot it By Evan Orticio edited by Megha Satyanarayana Cut through the claims: Get email alerts for…
Outrage over arrest of Kenyan software developer as regional repression grows
Rose Njeri charged with breaching cybercrime law over tool for people to show opposition to proposed tax changes A Kenyan software developer and digital activist who was arrested last week after creating a tool for people to express their opposition to a proposed law has been arraigned in court and released on bail, amid public…
Bill Gates vows to give most of $200bn fortune to African health and education
Tech mogul says: “Every country in Africa should be on a path to prosperity’ US tech mogul Bill Gates has pledged the majority of his $200bn fortune towards health and education services in Africa. Speaking at an event in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Monday, the 69-year-old said that his pledge would focus on “unleashing the…
The White House unveils the new official portrait of President Trump
By Alana Wise The White House unveiled a new portrait of President Trump this week, replacing the image taken in January that had drawn comparisons to a mugshot. In the new photograph, announced by the White House on Monday via X, Trump stares directly into the camera. His right eye is slightly squinted and his…
Alec Baldwin’s Ideal Father’s Day Plans Are Incredibly Relatable
Alec Baldwin—who shares a daughter with ex Kim Basinger and seven kids with wife Hilaria Baldwin—joked about what his ideal Father’s Day would entail in an exclusive interview with E! News. Alec Baldwin wants to be the boss, baby. That’s why the 30 Rock alum—who is dad to 29-year-old daughter Ireland Baldwin with ex Kim…
Heat Safety Experts behind OSHA Rules Were Laid Off, which Could Make It Easier to Scrap Regulations
Government Layoffs Could Make It Easier to Scrap Heat Safety Rules Government layoffs threaten to make it easier for the Trump administration to ditch draft heat safety regulations By Ariel Wittenberg & E&E News Farm workers weed a bell pepper field in the sun as southern California is facing a heatwave, in Camarillo, on July…
IDF says roads to Gaza aid centres are ‘combat zones’ as sites close for day
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a controversial US and Israel-backed aid network which began operating last week, said it was closing its sites for “update, organization and efficiency improvements works”. Overnight on Tuesday, at least 27 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire close to a distribution centre, according to the Hamas-run Civil Defence Agency. The…
Kickstarter Review: The Qwerkywriter Typewriter Keyboard 10 Year Anniversary Edition
I (not so) fondly remember summer school typing classes, where I had to labor to learn touch typing on an old-fashioned typewriter. No word processor for me; if I made a mistake, it would be Liquid Paper brushed on and waiting for it to dry before I could continue my keystrokes. Despite my irritation at…
At least 27 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire near aid centre, Gaza authorities say
At least 27 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire as they attempted to collect aid near a distribution site in Gaza, local officials say. Civilians were fired upon by tanks, quadcopter drones, and helicopters near the al-Alam roundabout, about 1km (0.6 miles) from the aid site, a spokesman for Gaza’s Hamas-run Civil Defence agency,…
Bizarre Quantum Universe
Bizarre Quantum Universe Even how matter exists in the first place is a mystery to physicists By Andrea Gawrylewski Join Our Community of Science Lovers! In 2022 three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physics for proving something astonishing: the universe is not locally real. In other words, particles don’t have fixed properties until they…
‘Multiple casualties’ reported after attack on UN aid convoy in Darfur
Trucks carrying food for 2m people in famine-threatened El Fasher targeted in RSF-controlled Al Koma, western Sudan A UN aid convoy carrying critical food supplies to a famine-threatened city in western Sudan has been targeted in an attack that killed five people and injured several others. Trucks belonging to the UN’s food and children’s agencies…
Harvey Weinstein’s new trial is almost over. It could be a litmus test for #MeToo
By Ilya Marritz Editor’s note: This story includes descriptions of allegations about sexual assault and rape. Closing arguments in Harvey Weinstein’s second sex crimes trial in New York are underway today. In 2020, a New York jury convicted Weinstein of rape and sexual assault, completing the fall from grace of the legendary film mogul. But…
Hailee Steinfeld & Josh Allen’s Star-Studded Wedding Guests Revealed
While Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen tied the knot May 31, Buffalo Bills stars and Larry David were in attendance at the California ceremony. Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen’s nuptials had a pitch-perfect roster. Indeed, as the Sinners actress and Buffalo Bills quarterback said, “I do” at their dreamy California ceremony May 31, Larry David and several…
Engineered Viruses Are Transforming Neuroscience and Treating Brain Disease
Engineered Viruses Make Neurons Glow and Treat Brain Disease Neuroscientists can now make precise genetic tweaks to the neurons that are most affected by brain diseases such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and ALS By Allison Parshall edited by Jeanna Bryner Different populations of cells in the mouse brain, each one targeted with high specificity by one…
Ellen Pompeo Detained by TSA, Bomb Squad for This Surprising Reason
Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo said she had the bomb squad called on her by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) because she brought sunflower seeds on a flight. Ellen Pompeo may need to get her blood pressure checked after this recent airport experience. The Grey’s Anatomy star revealed that she was recently detained by the Transportation…
Researchers say the true cost of prisons and jails is higher than many realize
Meg Anderson Dorothy Gaines knows firsthand the burdens prison can put on a family. She was in federal prison for seven years with three children at home. “My oldest daughter was 18,” she says. “She had to come out of college, and try to take care of them. So it was a lot of stress…
‘The Malevolent Eight:’ A Book Review
The follow-up to The Malevolent Seven is, perhaps inevitably, called The Malevolent Eight. I wanted to make a joke about people asking in shops for the first 6 books in the series, but author Sebastien de Castell does that in his acknowledgments, so whilst I can mention it, I can’t claim to have thought of…
The World Isn’t Ready for the Mental Health Toll of Extreme Heat
The World Isn’t Ready for the Mental Health Toll of Extreme Heat Temperatures are rising, and so are mental health risks By Madhusree Mukerjee edited by Dean Visser A man walks with an umbrella to protect himself from the heat as a yellow alert is issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) due to…
Why Miley Cyrus Says She Was the “Misfit” at Met Gala 2025
Miley Cyrus described herself as the “misfit” of the 2025 Met Gala after she said she was seated at a table of “strangers” for the invite-only event. The 2025 Met Gala may not go down as Miley Cyrus’ favorite party in the U.S.A. The “Flowers” singer described herself as a fish out of water at…
Trump is pushing Senate GOP to get his megabill across the finish line
Tamara Keith Congressional Republicans face a high-stakes fight this month to get a massive tax bill containing the bulk of their legislative agenda across the finish line. So President Trump is gearing up for what a senior White House official said will be an “all-out advocacy effort” to push Republican senators to agree to the…
Al-Qaida affiliate attacks Mali army bases as junta struggles to contain jihadist threat
Attack in Timbuktu comes as Islamist group JNIM claims separate assault near border with Burkina Faso An al-Qaida-linked group has launched an assault on a Malian army base in Timbuktu, according to military sources and local officials, a day after it claimed responsibility for another attack near the border with Burkina Faso. “The terrorists arrived…
Britain’s defence review has grand ambition. Now it needs the money
The British defence review was asked to make its recommendations within the budgetary constraints of spending 2.5% of GDP on defence. But it is already clear that to meet its goals of transforming Britain’s armed forces, to make them ready for war, there’ll have to be more money. The review welcomes the government’s “ambition” to…
A runway under construction at Newark’s beleaguered airport reopens early
By Joe Hernandez A runway at Newark Liberty International Airport that had been undergoing renovations for weeks and whose closure contributed to a recent wave of flight delays and cancellations has reopened nearly two weeks ahead of schedule. Officials said the resumption of regular runway operations is expected to ease congestion at the airport, which…
Defence plan will ensure UK is ready for war, minister says
The government will invest billions of pounds to move the UK to “war-fighting readiness” in the face of a new era of threats from nuclear powers like Russia and China, the defence secretary has said. The government has accepted all 62 recommendations set out in a long-awaited Strategic Defence Review (SDR), including building 12 new…