This pair of images shows stars observed by the SPARCS (Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat) space telescope simultaneously in the near-ultraviolet, left, and far-ultraviolet, right. These observations were recorded on Feb. 6, 2026, three weeks after the cube satellite, or CubeSat, launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 on Jan. 11. The…
Why blizzards, heat waves, tornados and floods are all hitting the U.S. this week
March 16, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm What’s with all the wild weather this week? From blizzard conditions in the Midwest to a heat wave in the western U.S. to flooding in Hawaii, March has brought wild weather to the country By Andrea Thompson edited by…
Trump turns on Megyn Kelly after she hurled X-rated slur at Fox host as Iran war sparks MAGA civil war
By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 19:01 GMT, 16 March 2026 | Updated: 19:07 GMT, 16 March 2026 Donald Trump rushed to defend Fox News host Mark Levin after Megyn Kelly mocked him with a crude ‘micropenis’ insult during a heated clash over the Iran war. The conflict has…
Tornadoes, blizzard, record rain, wildfire, or summerlike heat » Yale Climate Connections
What seemed like a tense meteorological face-off all winter – between persistent blasts of snow and cold in the Eastern U.S. and unsettling warmth and dryness out West – has devolved into a no-punches-pulled weather brawl. It’s a challenge just to keep score, much less make sense of it all, but we’ll…
Three schools and university in Kent confirm meningitis cases as deadly outbreak ‘linked to nightclub, parties and sharing vapes’ continues to spread
A third school has confirmed it has been affected by the recent meningitis outbreak in Kent which has claimed the lives of two people and left two others in a coma. Norton Knatchbull School in Ashford has confirmed that one of its Year 13 students has meningitis. ‘We have now…
Astronomers discover a new type of planet that probably smells like rotten eggs
Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to investigate a new type of planet. This molten lava world beyond the solar system likely smells like rotten eggs, and suggests that there is a much wider diversity of worlds beyond our solar system than previously recognized. The extra-solar planet,…
Landmark offshore wind farms come online in the U.S.
March 16, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Landmark offshore wind farms come online in the U.S. Revolution Wind and Vineyard Wind are two of several wind farm projects that have come under fire from the Trump administration in recent months By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by…
King of the decks! Charles tries his hand at DJing in Manchester – before agreeing ‘it’s not as easy as it looks’
The King hit the decks as he turned DJ on a trip to Manchester today. Charles joined Christian St Louis at an event to highlight the work of the King’s Trust and gamely tried his hand at ‘fading’ – gently decreasing the volume of one tune and bringing in another.…
‘Villains are the heroes of their own movie’: We chat to ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ showrunners about building an iconic Trek villain
The end of any grand adventure is always bittersweet, as it was for the intrepid cadets of “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” by completing their first stage of training aboard the teaching vessel USS Athena, commanded by quirky Captain Nahla Ake (Holly Hunter). With Episode 10, “Rubincon,” our promising officer candidates…
As AI keeps improving, mathematicians struggle to foretell their own future
In the ongoing campaign by artificial intelligence companies to take over pure mathematics, another round is commencing. The team behind First Proof, an effort to benchmark the ability of large language models (LLMs) to contribute to research-level mathematics, has announced its next exam. For this second round, which it plans…