This article was originally published at The Conversation. Private companies are no longer peripheral participants in U.S. space activities. They provide key services, including launching and deploying satellites, transporting cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station, and even sending landers to the Moon. Commercial integration is now embedded in…
Daylight saving time hit you like a brick? Here’s how to cope better
March 8, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Daylight saving time hit you like a brick? Here’s how to cope better Losing an hour of sleep to daylight saving time is not good for you, but there are ways you can help yourself bounce back By Claire…
Hell on Earth: Red Crescent warns Tehran may be submerged by toxic rain that can cause chemical burns to skin and damage lungs after Israel strikes oil facilities
Iran’s Red Crescent society has warned that Tehran may soon be inundated by toxic rain that can cause chemical burns and damage lungs after Israel struck oil facilities in the capital. In a dire notification early this morning, the humanitarian group warned residents of Tehran that they risked chronic lung…
Terrified lollipop men and women are to be armed with bodycams because they are being verbally abused and spat at by drivers and cyclists
By JOE ROSSITER, REPORTER Published: 11:07 GMT, 8 March 2026 | Updated: 12:04 GMT, 8 March 2026 Suffolk’s lollipop men and women are being forced to wear bodycams as a ‘last resort’ after being abused and spat at by motorists and cyclists. The county council said the kit would be…
Israeli tanks continue to mass on Lebanese border as Israel flexes show of might as Netanyahu vows ‘many surprises’
Israeli tanks are massing at the Lebanese border as Israel continues to flex its military power to its enemies in the region and Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to produce ‘many surprises’ in the latest Middle East war. A mass of Israeli tanks were seen at the nation’s northern border with Lebanon…
Britain has just two days of gas stored up – sparking fears of a supply crisis amid the Iran war
Britain has just two days’ worth of natural gas in storage, sparking fears of a shortage crisis as the Middle East conflict threatens supplies. The UK’s gas reserves have dwindled from 18,000 GWh last year to 6,700 GWh, enough for just 1.5 days of demand, according to new data published…
Now it’s Star Wars: Sir Richard Branson warns Britain must prepare for conflict in space and to ‘dominate’ the industry for the sake of national security
By FREYA BARNES, NEWS REPORTER Published: 10:24 GMT, 8 March 2026 | Updated: 10:25 GMT, 8 March 2026 Sir Richard Branson has warned that Britain must prepare for war in space and to ‘dominate’ the industry for the sake of national security. The British billionaire, 75, gave the eerie warning…
Where are all the aliens? Maybe space weather is scrambling their transmissions
SETI might not have succeeded in finding alien life yet because space weather around other stars could be disrupting aliens’ attempts to send radio messages out, according to a new study that tries to make sense of why the universe seems so quiet. “Space weather” describes the electromagnetic disturbances produced…
Princess Eugenie steps down from anti-slavery charity as it scrubs her from its website
By NOOR QURASHI, NEWS REPORTER Published: 09:47 GMT, 8 March 2026 | Updated: 09:56 GMT, 8 March 2026 An anti-slavery charity has scrubbed Princess Eugenie’s name from its website – after millions of emails laid bare her father’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The younger daughter of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is no…
Moment fire flows through the streets of Tehran in apocalyptic scenes after after US strikes on oil depots
By FREYA BARNES, NEWS REPORTER Published: 09:25 GMT, 8 March 2026 | Updated: 09:25 GMT, 8 March 2026 Shocking footage shows the moment fire was seen flowing through the streets of Tehran in the apocalyptic scenes following US strikes on oil depots. Iran’s capital erupted into flames as Israel and…