By RACHEL BOWMAN, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 15:15 GMT, 17 March 2026 | Updated: 15:32 GMT, 17 March 2026 Smoke is billowing out of a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper that caught fire near the St. Patrick’s Day Parade route an hour before the festivities are set to kick off. Footage…
Solving Asteroid Bennu’s Mysteries – NASA
These X-ray computed tomography (XCT) scans released on March 17, 2026, give us a glimpse inside asteroid Bennu. They show the most common types of crack networks observed in Bennu samples; these networks solved a mystery that baffled NASA for years. When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft first approached asteroid Bennu in 2018, scientists expected to see smooth,…
What do hundreds of gravitational-wave events reveal about the universe?
March 17, 2026 5 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm A boom in gravitational waves leaves scientists with more questions than answers A new data release more than doubles the number of gravitational-wave candidate events—and reveals unexpected complexities of merging black holes By K. R. Callaway edited by Lee…
If in doubt… blame Brexit! Rachel Reeves says quitting EU left Britain ‘stranded’ as she pushes for ‘deeper relationship’
By JAMES TAPSFIELD, UK POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 14:26 GMT, 17 March 2026 | Updated: 15:00 GMT, 17 March 2026 Rachel Reeves insisted Brexit risks leaving the UK ‘stranded’ today as she urged closer ties. The Chancellor talked up the need to get closer to Brussels again in a major speech…
Nigerian man serving 21 years for kidnapping and GBH is STILL on the run five months after walking out of open prison
A Nigerian serving a 21-year sentence for kidnapping and GBH is still on the run more than five months after he absconded from an open prison. Ola Abimbola, a Nigerian national, allegedly walked out of the open prison HMP Ford on October 10 and has not been seen since. Abimbola…
Hail Yeah! NASA Researchers Use Volunteer Observations for Hail Estimates
The bigger the hailstone, the more damage it can cause. But scientists find that predicting hailstone size can be challenging. How quickly does hail melt as it falls? Now, you can help tackle this question by joining the SouthEAst REgion CoCoRaHS Hail (SEaRCH) project. This network of backyard weather observers…
Your partner may wake you up six times a night – but does it matter?
Duvet hogging can take its toll on a relationship – and your night’s sleep, but you may not be aware of it come morning Shutterstock/Vasylchenko Nikita Sleeping with a partner leads to more overnight wake-ups than sleeping alone. Often, these disturbances are brief and forgotten by morning, but there are…
Evidence Of 9,000-Year-Old Flowers In Bad Dürrenberg’s Shaman Burial
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists continue to explore the fascinating Bad Dürrenberg shaman burial with great care and dedication, steadily sharing new insights that deepen our understanding of the mysterious woman laid to rest there. This 9,000-year-old double burial from Bad Dürrenberg, Germany—an adult woman and an infant—remains one of…
Trump’s top counterintelligence official resigns in protest over Iran war
President Trump, After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war…
Two-time cancer survivor, 24, almost killed after eating homemade swordfish dinner made by friend that tasted ‘horrible’
A two-time cancer survivor contracted a rare, life-threatening disease after eating her friend’s homemade fermented swordfish. Trinity Peterson-Mayes, 24, and her friends had been enjoying a dinner together last month when they all tried one of their companion’s fermented fish. ‘It tasted horrible, I’m going to be so honest,’ Peterson-Mayes…