An international team studying data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope concludes the mission detected a rare, unusually luminous supernova. The researchers say it likely received its power-up from a supermagnetized neutron star born in the stellar collapse that triggered the explosion. Gamma rays detected by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space…
Work affair break-up ends in stalking charges for Melbourne IT specialist: Disturbing claims of hotel spy cameras, airport pounces and secret photos of her husband… before ‘terrifying’ alleged incident in office lift
A Melbourne IT specialist who allegedly stalked a woman through multiple states remains behind bars as police fear for the safety of his suspected target. Karl Lawrence Mentzer, 39, allegedly unleashed an ‘extreme’ stalking campaign against a woman he had been having an affair with before she ended the relationship…
Scientists discover why Alzheimer’s risk hits women so much harder
Women not only face higher rates of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, but new research suggests they may also be more strongly affected by several common risk factors linked to cognitive decline. Scientists at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine analyzed data from more than…
Teen mayhem breaks out on Rhode Island beach with three stabbed and hundreds sent fleeing
By JACK TOLEDO Published: 07:33 BST, 20 May 2026 | Updated: 13:51 BST, 20 May 2026 Senior skip day at a Rhode Island beach turned into a bloody crime scene after three people were stabbed and hundreds of teens ran to escape the scene. Police and fire crews responded to…
The universe’s ‘most relaxed’ galaxy cluster was shaped by cosmic violence, new study finds
For decades, astronomers have described the galaxy cluster Abell 2029, a vast city of galaxies in the Virgo constellation, as “the most relaxed clusters in the universe.” But beneath that placid exterior, scientists have now found, the cluster is still reverberating from an ancient cosmic collision. New observations from the…
Boy, 17, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after walker ‘was stabbed from behind at golf course’: Man in his 60s in critical condition in hospital
By TOM LAWRENCE, NEWS REPORTER Published: 13:05 BST, 20 May 2026 | Updated: 13:24 BST, 20 May 2026 A teenager has been arrested after a walker was allegedly stabbed from behind at a golf course. The victim, a man in his 60s, was walking on a footpath through Stafford’s Castle…
The overlooked ecosystems that hold massive carbon stores » Yale Climate Connections
Transcript: Vast, squishy bogs in northern Canada and western Siberia and muddy, humid swamps in the Congo Basin will help shape the future of the world’s climate. These waterlogged landscapes are types of peatlands, which form as plants break down slowly in watery, low-oxygen conditions. Over hundreds and thousands of…
Rachel Reeves’ allies ‘urging Burnham to keep her on as Chancellor’ amid fears ‘Soviet’ Ed Miliband will end up in No11
Rachel Reeves’ allies are talking up her value to Andy Burnham as Labour gears up for a post-Starmer era. The Chancellor’s supporters have been stressing that the Greater Manchester Mayor will need someone ‘the bond markets trust’ if he succeeds in getting the keys to No10. There are also warnings…
SpaceX Starship Flight 12 launch updates: 1st Starship V3 will now launch on May 21
Refresh 2026-05-19T06:03:00.677Z SpaceX Starship Flight 12 will now launch on May 21 The 12th test flight of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket has slipped yet again, to Thursday evening (May 21). That’s the second delay in the past two days; SpaceX had originally targeted Tuesday (May 19) for the launch but pushed…
The next era of Atlantic hurricanes could be far more destructive » Yale Climate Connections
In brief: Scientists expect dramatic swings between active and inactive hurricane seasons in the future. The risk of back-to-back hurricanes is growing. Hurricanes are expected to get more damaging and deadly. Wild year-to-year swings — from punishing hyperactive seasons to quiet years with little activity — could well become the…