By GETHIN HICKS, REPORTER Published: 19:16 BST, 5 May 2026 | Updated: 20:26 BST, 5 May 2026 A new-born hippo aptly named Bumpy is being cared for by keepers at a Kenyan sanctuary after he was discovered nudging his head against his dead mother. Barely a week old, Bumpy was…
This tiny outer Solar System world has an atmosphere. It shouldn’t
A group of professional and amateur astronomers in Japan has uncovered evidence that a small, distant object in the outer Solar System is surrounded by a thin atmosphere. The finding is surprising because the object is far too small to hold onto gas for long, raising new questions about how…
What your fence says about you, including the grey ‘spruce-up’ paint that screams bad taste, why ‘statement’ boundaries are ‘new money’ – and the ‘natural’ borders that prove you’re genuinely posh
Fences are often the first thing you see when you look out into your garden – and frequently the first hello for anyone arriving at your home too. Once, just three types of fencing framed British streets – the simple lap panel, the slightly sturdier featherboard and the wholesome-looking picket. …
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Frees Its Drill From a Rock
This series of images shows NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover as it got a rock stuck to the drill on the end of its robotic arm and, after waving the arm and running the drill a few times, finally detached the rock. The imagery showing the entire process was captured by…
Moment two Jewish men are ‘interrogated’ over their views on Israel and Gaza in ‘chilling’ exchange in Manchester
Two Jewish men were ‘interrogated’ about their views on Israel and Gaza in an exchange in Greater Manchester. The two men, who were wearing kippahs, were entering a property in Bury last Wednesday when they were stopped by two other men. They were asked if they were ‘Zionist’ and ‘for…
The 50-year quest to create a quantum spin liquid may finally be over
For minerologists, a mine is an invitation. The earth has been broken open, its veins laid bare – and those who enter hope to find unknown wonders. In the 1970s, Kali Kafi mine near the small Iranian town of Anarak fulfilled that hope. There, among the dusty desert rocks, Joachim…
Harrowing moment United flight hits light pole and truck while landing at Newark Airport
By CLAUDIA AORAHA, DEPUTY HEAD OF NEWS Published: 18:47 BST, 5 May 2026 | Updated: 18:50 BST, 5 May 2026 Shocking new video has showed the moment a United Airlines aircraft struck a light pole and a trailer during its final approach to Newark Liberty International Airport. The underside and…
NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Students in Florida
Students in Florida will hear from NASA astronaut Chris Williams as he answers prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 11 a.m. EDT Friday, May 8, and will stream live on the agency’s Learn With NASA YouTube…
Wealthy restaurateur, 52, kills his PREGNANT wife, their two young children and himself in horrific murder-suicide at $1.2m home in Houston’s smartest suburb
A wealthy Texas restaurateur and former pharmaceutical CEO murdered his pregnant wife and their two young children in a horror murder-suicide, the Daily Mail has learned. Matthew Mitchell, 52, has been named as the suspect in the tragedy in the affluent neighborhood of River Oaks in Houston, Texas on Monday…
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin moon lander completes a crucial test as race with SpaceX heats up
May 5, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin moon lander completes a crucial test as race with SpaceX heats up NASA announced that the lander, Endurance, completed vacuum testing on Earth—a key step toward a planned launch later this year By Adam Kovac…