SpaceX now has 53 more Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit after two successful launches in less than 19 hours from opposite U.S. coasts. A pair of Falcon 9 rockets lifted off within hours of each other on missions to expand the private spaceflight company’s broadband internet relay megaconstellation. The…
Remote work is making Americans lonelier and sadder, new study suggests
When the pandemic hit, just like so many Americans, researcher Emma Harrington started working remotely. What shocked her most in those early days of COVID was how productive she was. Then a Ph.D. student at Harvard University, she found that she could still focus on her work despite being at…
Teacher numbers plummet despite Labour’s ‘vindictive’ private school tax to pay for more
Teacher numbers have plummeted despite Labour’s ‘vindictive’ tax on private schools to pay for 6,500 more. New official statistics show there were 466,372 teachers in 2025, a decrease of 1,900 on the year before, when Labour came to power. The data, which is the latest available, shows falls at both…
Social media users take the knee for Henry Nowak as student’s murder sparks accusations of ‘two-tier policing’ in Britain
Social media users have taken the knee for Henry Nowak after his murder sparked accusations of ‘two-tier policing’ in Britain’s forces. Southampton University student Mr Nowak was 18 when he was stabbed to death last December by knife-obsessed Vickrum Digwa, 23, with an eight-inch ceremonial dagger. Digwa, who is a…
August 2026 lunar eclipse — Everything you need to know about the 96% ‘blood moon’
On Aug. 27-28, 2026, a very deep partial lunar eclipse will be visible from Europe, Africa, North America and South America, with just over 96% of the moon passing into Earth’s shadow. Lunar eclipses happen when Earth is between the sun and a full moon. During the event, the moon…
Becoming a parent may make you love your partner less
Parenthood may put you off date night, but not necessarily for good Elena Odareeva / Alamy It may feel like the exhaustion of caring for a newborn leaves little room for romance. Now, researchers have found that people really do seem to love their partner less in the first year…
Man in his 50s dies after fight at UK holiday park: Suspect in his 60s is arrested
By DAVID OLASEINDE Published: 19:48 BST, 4 June 2026 | Updated: 20:07 BST, 4 June 2026 Emergency services were called to St Minver Holiday Park, following reports of a ‘physical altercation’ between two men. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers attended the Parkdean site near Wadebridge in Cornwall at around 8pm…
Student, 22, sobs as she denies being ‘groggy’ when she hit and killed dog walker on ‘well-lit’ road hours after flying home from Florida
A ‘groggy’ student sobbed as she told a jury that she ‘didn’t see’ a dog walker who she killed on a pedestrian crossing. Megan Jones, 22, crashed into Julia Pritchard as she crossed the road on a ‘well lit’ street using a blue metal walker. The student had just flown…
NASA-Funded Study Shows Wildfire Smoke’s Hidden Ozone Toll
Wildfire smoke is stoking a new challenge for cleaner air. A NASA-supported study published Thursday found that, over the last decade, wildfires have worsened ground-level ozone pollution across much of the contiguous United States, creating unhealthy air far from active flames. Wildfires have become an increasingly important contributor to ground-level…
A flesh-eating New World screwworm was just found in a Texas cow—here’s what to know
The first case of the New World screwworm in a U.S. cow in about 60 years has been detected, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed yesterday. It is the first instance of the agricultural pest in cattle since it was eliminated in the U.S. in 1966. Screwworms are parasitic flies…