During a news conference at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday NASA will discuss the findings of investigations into the 2024 crewed test flight of Boeing Starliner to the International Space Station. The news conference will stream live on NASA’s YouTube channel. An instant replay will be available online. NASA participants…
Man who left girlfriend to die on mountain once abandoned another woman up there, court is told after judge says evidence does not back his version of how he left her
A climber who allegedly abandoned his girlfriend to die at the top of a freezing mountain ditched a previous partner at the same spot, a court heard today. Thomas Plamberger, 39, is standing trial accused of negligent homicide after girlfriend, Kerstin Gurtner, 33, died just 150ft below the summit of the…
Are you constipated? It could be because of these two bacteria
February 19, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm A pair of gut bacteria may cause constipation A new study pinpoints two species of bacteria that work together to dry out the lining of the gut and cause constipation By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron Kirn…
Historic Swash Channel Shipwreck Discovered At Studland Bay, Dorset, UK
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Maritime archaeologists from Bournemouth University are currently excavating timbers from a suspected 17th-century shipwreck that surfaced on a beach following winter storms. The remains were found on January 28 at Studland Bay in Dorset, an area managed by the National Trust. Experts believe these timbers may…
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s private office briefed in advance over Andrew arrest for alleged ‘misconduct in public office’
Police briefed the Home Office in advance about their plans to arrest Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the Daily Mail can reveal. A senior officer from Thames Valley Police contacted Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s office early this morning, before plain-clothes police teams arrived at Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate at 8am. It…
Map the Earth’s Magnetic Shield with the Space Umbrella Project
A stream of charged particles known as the solar wind flows from the Sun toward Earth. Here, it meets the Earth’s magnetic fields, which shield our planet like a giant umbrella. The Space Umbrella project needs your help investigating this dynamic region, where NASA’s Magnetosphere Multiscale (MMS) mission has been…
Trump faces furious Epstein backlash after Andrew detained: ‘We have ZERO arrests’
Donald Trump is facing a furious backlash from lawmakers over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case after the former prince Andrew’s arrest by British police. MAGA rebel Marjorie Taylor Greene ripped the administration for failing to make any arrests as cops detained the King’s brother on Thursday over allegations…
Scientists discover the body’s hidden “off switch” for inflammation
Researchers at University College London have identified a biological process that helps the body shut down inflammation once it is no longer needed. The discovery could pave the way for new treatments for chronic diseases that affect millions of people around the world. Inflammation is an essential defense mechanism that…
Martin Clunes suffers major blow in battle against New Age Traveller neighbours’ plans for permanent encampment next to his £5m farmhouse
Martin Clunes has suffered a major setback in his long-running fight to stop a New Age Traveller encampment becoming permanent next to his £5million Dorset farmhouse. Planning officers have recommended approving the controversial application by his neighbours, Theo Langton and Ruth McGill, to turn their woodland site into a permanent…
Small But Mighty Microplate Reader Could Transform NASA Research
A small but mighty piece of lab equipment, about the size of a cellphone, has arrived at the International Space Station after launching with NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission. NASA aims to use the off-the-shelf device, called a microplate reader, to conduct vital biological research in space and get real-time access…