An Oregon man vanished after he set out to visit Mount St Helens on the anniversary of the volcano’s eruption, as his concerned parents haven’t heard from him since April. Ben Andersen, 37, had dreams of overcoming a leg injury and returning to the Bigfoot 200 Ultramarathon around the mountain. But,…
A Most “Pleasantly Situated” Estate
Editor’s note: In honor of America’s 250th birthday, Earth Observatory is revisiting stories about the landscapes that helped shape U.S. history. The images and text on this page were originally published on February 17, 2025. Explore the full collection here. George Washington was born in 1732 on his family’s tobacco plantation at…
French leader blasted for blaming AMERICANS over deadly European heatwave that’s killed 1,300
By CHASE HOPE, POLITICAL REPORTER FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 17:55 BST, 30 June 2026 | Updated: 19:08 BST, 30 June 2026 Audrey Pulvar, deputy mayor of Paris, invited online mockery after blaming the US for the deadly heatwave that struck Europe last week. In an Instagram post over the…
Supreme Court’s three female liberal justices are slammed for ‘hating women’ after trans decision
By CHASE HOPE, POLITICAL REPORTER FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 18:34 BST, 30 June 2026 | Updated: 18:39 BST, 30 June 2026 The three liberal justices on the Supreme Court, all females, have been accused of ‘hating women’ after dissenting from a landmark decision which allows trans athletes to be…
‘Star Fox’ is an eye-catching reimagining of a timeless sci-fi classic, but we’ve been here before
Star Fox 64 is the Nintendo game that refuses to fade away, and we’re not complaining, especially when the new Switch 2 remake — simply titled Star Fox — amplifies its replay value and expands the original vision with a bunch of new content. Roughly a decade ago, Star Fox…
London botanic gardens digitizes 7 million specimens
Digital specimens from one of the world’s largest collections of plant and fungi are being made available to researchers from all over the world, free of charge. The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in southwest London announced on 16 June that it has completed the digitization of 7.4 million specimens.…
Blood curdling moment ten year old boy speeding on a Lime Bike ploughs into a grandmother – who says ‘I felt my body split’ in smash
This is the sickening moment a ten-year-old boy speeding on a Lime Bike smashes into a grandmother, leaving her with a life changing injuries. Jane Quartsi was walking across St Giles Square in central London with her partner Dave Mathias when a young cyclist crashed into her – and then…
Missing GOP congressman reveals heartbreaking health condition after 116-day absence from Capitol
A Republican congressman who was missing for 116 days with a mystery health condition has revealed that he has been diagnosed with depression. Tom Kean Jr, 57, was accompanied by his wife in the Capitol as he addressed the House on Tuesday, telling colleagues: ‘Several months ago, due to health concerns,…
Starry Chandelier Cluster – NASA
This image released on June 26, 2026, features the globular cluster NGC 6723, sometimes called the Chandelier Cluster. Like its namesake, it sparkles with countless lights. However, each ‘lightbulb’ in this chandelier is an individual star 27,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius (the Archer). Globular clusters like NGC 6723…
Babies are born with the neural foundations for maths
We are born with an understanding of numbers, which has probably given us a huge evolutionary advantage Marc Calleja / Alamy Babies are born with an innate sense of numbers, and now, the brain mechanisms behind this ability have been identified for the first time. Within days or even hours…