By ANNA WRIGHT, US REPORTER Published: 03:38 GMT, 11 March 2026 | Updated: 03:46 GMT, 11 March 2026 A drunken mom allegedly cursed out her 12-year-old daughter before abandoning her at a bar. Amanda Thorpe, 33, was arrested on Saturday after police found her young daughter distraught and alone at…
Orcas may be to blame for some mass dolphin strandings
Dolphins stranded in shallow water in San Antonio Bay, Argentina Hundreds of stranded dolphins in Argentina appear to have become trapped while escaping hungry orcas in a tragic lose-lose situation. Videos shared on social media and citizen science platforms have helped scientists unravel the mystery behind two deadly mass stranding…
US military ‘completely destroys’ 16 Iranian mine-laying ships in Strait of Hormuz after threat from Trump
By JAMES GORDON, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 00:17 GMT, 11 March 2026 | Updated: 03:11 GMT, 11 March 2026 American forces have destroyed 16 Iranian minelaying vessels close to a major sea passage used to export oil. The White House had earlier warned Iran will be hit ‘at a level…
About Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools (SVTT) Project
NASA’s Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools (SVTT) project develops technologies and tools for various types of aircraft that fly in different speed regimes, including next-generation vertical take-off and landing and fixed-wing subsonic aircraft. The research advances knowledge, technologies, and concepts that enable major steps to lowering operating costs of the…
Shellharbour Beach, NSW: Horror as two British tourists drown at popular Australian beach after brave witnesses tried to save them
By KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 02:17 GMT, 11 March 2026 | Updated: 02:41 GMT, 11 March 2026 Two British tourists have died in a tragic drowning on the NSW South Coast. Emergency services were called to Shellharbour Beach at Shell Cove shortly after 11am on Wednesday following…
Asking children to eat their greens… you’ve turned into your mum!
By ED HOLT Published: 01:33 GMT, 11 March 2026 | Updated: 02:06 GMT, 11 March 2026 We all remember how we groaned when mum told us money doesn’t grow on trees. But it only takes us a couple of decades before we start repeating the ‘mumisms’ that used to drive…
Jupiter’s moons leave cold ‘footprints’ in the planet’s auroras, James Webb Space Telescope finds
Jupiter’s moons can have surprising effects on the world’s displays of auroral lights by “stomping down” on the planet’s gigantic magnetic environment. These surprising effects, detected in observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), include a cold spot in Jupiter’s atmosphere, and a rapid increase in the density of…
Pete Hegseth blew millions in Pentagon cash on lobsters, steak, grand piano, and handmade Japanese flute
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth spent over $93billion of taxpayer money this past September, including huge expenses on expensive foods, musical instruments and technology. The cash splashing came ahead of what’s referred to as ‘Amazon Prime Day’ for government agencies, as they must spend the remainder of their yearly budgets or…
Scientists turn scrap car aluminum into high-performance metal for new vehicles
Over the next decade, a large amount of aluminum from vehicle body panels is expected to enter recycling and salvage systems. Much of this material cannot currently be reused in critical automotive components because contamination makes it too impure. That limitation has reduced its value. Researchers at the Department of…
Hawaii’s mountain of fire roars to life, blasting giant rocks into the sky as homes brace for falling ash
By MELISSA KOENIG, US REPORTER Published: 23:34 GMT, 10 March 2026 | Updated: 01:10 GMT, 11 March 2026 A major volcano on Hawaii’s largest island roared to life on Tuesday morning, sending ‘football-sized’ debris into the air. The Halemaʻumaʻu Crater, part of the Kilauea Caldera, started erupting at 9:17am with…