The man accused of opening fire outside the White House has been identified as a 21-year-old man who believed he was Jesus Christ, according to officials. Nasire Best was gunned down after exchanging fire with Secret Service agents in Washington, DC on Saturday evening. Best was seen pacing up and down 17th St Northwest…
Ocean census reveals more than 1,100 new species
May 24, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Ocean census reveals more than 1,100 new species Over the course of 13 expeditions and other efforts between mid-2025 and mid-2026, scientists found hundreds of previously undiscovered creatures living under the waves By K. R. Callaway edited by Claire…
Candace Owens claims she lost a fortune on scrapped Australian tour after her visa was cancelled – as it’s revealed promotor has gone belly up and ticket holders won’t get a cent back
By ASHLEY NICKEL, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 11:24 BST, 24 May 2026 | Updated: 12:15 BST, 24 May 2026 Conservative commentator Candace Owns says the cancellation of her Australian tour after the government cancelled her visa has cost her a six-figure sum – and ticket buyers will not be refunded…
Woman’s body is found in public toilet near historical landmark in Banbury – as police launch probe into her death
By JOSHUA HAINING, NEWS REPORTER Published: 11:36 BST, 24 May 2026 | Updated: 11:41 BST, 24 May 2026 A woman’s body was found in a public toilet near a historical landmark in Banbury, Oxfordshire, yesterday as police launch a probe into the ‘unexplained death’. The woman’s body was discovered in…
The most common type of planet in the galaxy may not look anything like Earth on the inside
We have learned a lot about the planets in our own backyard, and for a long time we assumed the rest of the galaxy looked roughly the same. A rocky planet meant a clear-cut structure: a dense metallic core, a silicate mantle, and a thin atmosphere on top. That picture…
Scientists discover atoms suddenly spinning backward in quantum experiment
An international team of researchers has directly observed how angular momentum moves through a crystal lattice for the first time, revealing an unexpected quantum effect that causes the direction of rotation to reverse. The discovery, made using intense terahertz laser pulses, gives scientists a new view into the fundamental origins…
Chelsea Flower Show is branded ‘awful’ due to mega crowds and influx of influencers as organisers urged to revamp event
The Chelsea Flower Show was ‘awful’ and overcrowded by camera-wielding influencers this year, critics said as they called for organisers to revamp the event. The Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) world-famous show attracts more than 150,000 visitors and millions of TV viewers and is known to attract celebrities but this year,…
Traveller gangs prepare for Bank Holiday land grabs: Councils and villages on ‘red alert’ – as construction firm boss arranges for lorry loads of aggregate to be delivered to sites across Surrey and Sussex
At least two councils are on red alert amid fears of a fresh series of traveller ‘land grabs’ over the bank holiday weekend after plans emerged to move thousands of tonnes of hardcore into their areas. Unauthorised traveller sites regularly spring up across the country over bank holidays as unscrupulous…
Almost 700 Channel migrants arrived in Britain over past two days – taking total small-boat crossings so far this year above 8,000
Almost 700 migrants have crossed the Channel in the past two days as people-smugglers took advantage of the hot weather and favourable sea conditions. Official figures show 681 migrants made the crossing from France in 10 boats on Friday and Saturday. They are the first recorded dinghy arrivals in 13…
What locals say about Andy Burnham’s ‘working class’ roots – and his family home now worth £1.3m
To Enid Hill, aged 78, it is Andy Burnham’s working-class hero shtick that, well, tends to stick in her craw. Earlier this month she witnessed him parading with a dash of Mancunian swagger outside her two-up, two-down, hands dug determinedly in his pockets, reminiscing into a camera about how his…