Moons orbiting starless “rogue” planets could stay warm enough to host liquid water for billions of years, a new study suggests, potentially creating long-lived habitats for life in the depths of space. Using computer models, researchers found that temperatures on an Earth-size moon orbiting a Jupiter-like rogue planet could remain…
What does it mean if the universe has extra dimensions?
Extra dimensions allow for even more complex shapes Vitalij Chalupnik / Alamy and NASA, ESA, and K. Stapelfeldt (JPL) In one of the most memorable interviews of my career thus far, I was at my desk, head in my hands, talking on the phone to a physicist about extra dimensions.…
Timothee Chalamet, Oscars laughing stock: All the brutal digs aimed at star after he missed out on Best Actor and ‘looked like he wanted to cry’
What Timothee Chalamet was hoping would be the greatest night of his life ultimately turned into an evening of pure humiliation. The actor, 30, had originally been widely tipped to win his first Oscar for his role in Marty Supreme, yet Sunday night’s Academy Awards instead saw the star subjected to a series…
Hawaii teens take on the state – and win » Yale Climate Connections
Transcript: At a young age, Charlotte Madin of Oahu, Hawaii, saw the impacts of climate change firsthand, including wildfires that rained ash from the sky, and destruction to the beautiful coral reefs near her home. Madin: “Seeing that happen in real time in front of me was really scary for…
A-list stars ditch formal Oscars red carpet dresses for sexy party looks – with Jeff Goldblum’s wife Emilie Livingston, Heidi Klum, Amelia Gray Hamlin and Kate Hudson turning up the heat at Vanity Fair bash
The Oscars red carpet was dripping with dazzling ensembles, ranging from demure to high fashion to classic formal attire. Yet stars including Kate Hudson, Ciara, Jeff Goldblum’s wife Emilie Livingston, Amelia Gray Hamlin, Heidi Klum, Kylie Jenner, Renate Reinsve and Suki Waterhouse went from red carpet to racy to attend the Vanity Fair Oscars…
Just 24 minutes of specially designed music could significantly reduce anxiety
A new randomized clinical trial suggests that listening to specially designed music for just 24 minutes may significantly lower anxiety. The music was paired with auditory beat stimulation (ABS), a technique that uses rhythmic sound patterns to influence brain activity. Researchers say the approach could provide an accessible, drug free…
‘We will not be drawn into the wider war’: Starmer knocks back Trump’s call for British ships in the Strait of Hormuz – despite president warning he ‘will remember’
Keir Starmer insisted the UK will not be drawn into a ‘wider war’ in the Middle East today as he knocked back Donald Trump’s call for warships in the Strait of Hormuz. Giving a press conference in Downing Street, the PM insisted he wanted to see ‘an end to this…
‘Unusual’ meningitis outbreak that has killed two Kent students could be caused by new strain, experts fear as hundreds queue for antibiotics
Hundreds of masked students queued for antibiotics at the University of Kent today after a meningitis outbreak killed two students and experts warned the outbreak could be linked to a new strain. The victims, aged from 17 to 21, were a student at the University of Kent in Canterbury and…
2 seconds that changed the world — Robert Goddard launched the 1st liquid-fueled rocket 100 years ago today
It’s been a century since a two-second rocket flight in Massachusetts kicked off the liquid-rocket-fuel revolution. Robert H. Goddard (1882-1945), who directed the flight, is widely considered to be one of the founders of modern rocketry, along with Hermann Oberth in Germany and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky in Russia. Goddard most notably…
British couple are arrested over attempted kidnapping on Spanish holiday island
By ADAM POGRUND, REPORTER and GERAD COUZENS Published: 09:41 GMT, 16 March 2026 | Updated: 09:45 GMT, 16 March 2026 A British couple have been arrested over an alleged attempted kidnapping on a busy street in a Spanish holiday island. The pair allegedly tried to force a 64-year-old Spanish woman…