A Chicago woman whose dramatic and embarrassing arrest at the hands of federal agents captured the world’s attention has aggressively pushed back against the government’s version of events – and has demanded millions for her trouble. Deborah Brockman, a former WGN-TV producer, was tossed to the ground and detained by mask-wearing…
NASA Finds New Way Earth May Have Received Elements Needed for Life
NASA-supported scientists have provided new information about how the early Earth may have acquired some elements necessary for the planet to become habitable. They also suggest a new role for Jupiter in the distribution of these elements throughout the young solar system. The study, published today in Science Advances, examines…
CERN’s new chief on the gamble that could fix our picture of reality
When Mark Thomson was 13, he read a book about the European Organization for Nuclear Research, better known as CERN, a particle physics lab whose remit was to interrogate the fabric of reality. The book left him both fascinated by how the universe worked and frustrated by its lack of…
Tech titan arrested at $35m mansion over selling US equipment to Iran’s military and nuclear programs
By ROSS IBBETSON, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Published: 19:51 BST, 3 June 2026 | Updated: 20:25 BST, 3 June 2026 A California tech boss has been arrested over supplying computer hardware for use in Iran’s military and nuclear programs. Jamshid Ghomi, 63, a dual Iranian-US national was dragged out of his $35…
10 preguntas para Irene Sans, nuestra nueva meteoróloga » Yale Climate Connections
by Pearl Marvell, Yale Climate Connections June 3, 2026 [To read in English, click here] La meteoróloga Irene Sans se une al equipo de Eye on the Storm en Yale Climate Connections para la temporada de huracanes del Atlántico 2026. Yale Climate Connections: ¿De dónde eres y dónde vives ahora?…
Veteran TV weatherman forced to quit after intensive new schedule made it impossible for him to care for his aging parents and stepchildren, lawsuit alleges
A longtime Alabama weatherman has sued his former TV station, claiming he was forced to quit after being assigned an ‘intensive’ new work schedule, only to find himself bound by a noncompete agreement. Josh Johnson, 43, served as WSFA’s chief meteorologist for years, but his resignation came after he could…
International Sea Level Satellite Observes El Niño Precursor
Sea level height data from the international Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite collected from March to May 2026 show higher, warmer water moving from the western Pacific Ocean to just off the coast of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. This phenomenon is known as a warm Kelvin wave, signified in this animation…
‘Arsonist’ targets Golders Green flats as empty pram is set alight in communal stairwell in area where many Jewish families live
By FRANCINE WOLFISZ, NEWS REPORTER Published: 19:17 BST, 3 June 2026 | Updated: 19:17 BST, 3 June 2026 An empty pram was ‘deliberately’ set alight inside a block of flats in north London where a large number of Jewish families live. Police are now investigating the incident, which occurred in…
‘We were played’: Iranians turn on Trump after his stunning embrace of their Ayatollah
In a shocking foreign policy U–turn that has sparked outrage at home and left citizens inside Iran utterly bewildered, President Donald Trump has switched his tune on Tehran’s leadership seemingly overnight. Just days after launching fierce rhetorical attacks against Iran’s newly appointed, reportedly disfigured Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, Trump stunned…
Our choice as the best deep-space viewing telescope has $200 off, and it’s a telescope deal worth grabbing fast
The Celestron NexStar 8SE is the largest in the range of the best-selling NexStar telescopes. It’s hailed by Celestron as the ‘world’s most beloved telescope’, and it tops many of our buying advice on the best telescopes, including the top-overall choice as the best telescopes for deep space and the…