Trump demands final sign-off on Iran’s next supreme leader as he rejects Khamenei’s son with brutal verdict

By ROSS IBBETSON, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Published: 16:55 GMT, 5 March 2026 | Updated: 17:20 GMT, 5 March 2026 Donald Trump has demanded the final sign-off on Iran’s new leader after he chose Venezuela’s next president. They are wasting their time. Khamenei’s son is a lightweight. I have to be involved…

Katharine Burr Blodgett kept an inner struggle out of sight as she made history in the laboratory

Katharine Burr Blodgett’s relatives lead the Lost Women of Science production team to a collection of papers and artifacts stored in a New England storage unit, revealing an inner struggle that she kept carefully out of sight—even as she was making history in the laboratory. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST On…

Safety campaigner dies at same notoriously dangerous intersection where his wife was killed in 2024, after campaigning for traffic light to be installed there

A Colorado man who campaigned to improve safety at an intersection after his wife was killed there has died at the same crossing.  Gerry Goldberg, 82, was mown down on Monday at East Belleview Avenue and South Franklin Street, which sits on the border between Greenwood Village and Cherry Hills…

‘Starfleet Academy’ creators talk bringing a 20th-century American play into 32nd-century ‘Star Trek’ (Interview)

Hoping to settle the cadets’ nerves after the trauma of the USS Miyazaki training incident in Episode 6, “Come, Let’s Away,” that left the fledgling Federation officers mentally shaken, “Starfleet Academy” downshifted to Episode 8, “The Life of the Stars.” This meditative chapter served to reset the students’ psyches via…

Britney Spears ARRESTED for DUI as rep slams ‘completely inexcusable’ incident and troubled star’s loved ones beg her for ‘long overdue change’

Britney Spears has been arrested on suspicion of DUI in California as those in her inner circle are hoping the incident can be the first step in ‘long overdue change.’ The Daily Mail has learned that the 44-year-old pop star was taken into custody by California Highway Patrol at 9.30pm on…

Two marsupials believed extinct for 6000 years found alive

A pygmy long-fingered possum Flannery et al Two marsupial species that scientists thought had gone extinct at least 6000 years ago have been found alive on the island of New Guinea. The ring-tailed glider and pygmy long-fingered possum, previously known to science only from fossils found in Australia, have now…

Missouri beauty queen says she’s TRAPPED in Dubai with her two children… after husband returned to US months ago for work

A former Miss Missouri has found herself trapped in Dubai with her two children after her husband returned to the US for work as the United Arab Emirates attempts to intercept missiles from Iran. Bayleigh Dayton, 32, moved to the Middle East with her husband, Chris Williams, and their two young children…

Astronomers unveil largest 3D map yet of hydrogen light in the early universe, illuminating ‘hidden’ cosmic structures

Astronomers have unveiled one of the most ambitious maps yet of the early universe, revealing a vast “sea of light” between galaxies that had remained otherwise hidden in previous surveys. Using data from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX), researchers created a 3D map of light emitted by excited…

Savannah Guthrie returns to TODAY show for first time since mom Nancy’s disappearance

By WILL POTTER, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 14:54 GMT, 5 March 2026 | Updated: 15:15 GMT, 5 March 2026 Savannah Guthrie returned to the Today Show studio for the first time since her mom Nancy was abducted from her home more than a month ago.  The host was seen…

To help your body adjust to daylight saving time, try sunlight and exercise

March 5, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm How to ‘spring forward’ for daylight saving time without leaving your body and brain behind As clocks spring forward, light and movement are cues for daytime wakefulness that can improve sleep and overall health By Matt Fuchs edited by…