Astronomers have used the MeerKAT radio telescope to detect hydrogen gas billions of light-years away from us — from a period when the cosmos was billions of years younger than its current age of 13.8 billion years. The research may provide astronomers with a new way of mapping the large-scale…
Royal Mail worker is jailed for nearly seven years after making £1.2m from stealing cannabis-filled parcels
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Published: 23:05 BST, 4 September 2026 | Updated: 23:06 BST, 4 September 2026 A Royal Mail worker who intercepted drug-filled parcels and sent them to himself has been jailed after police found nearly £1.2million in cash hidden in his storage locker. Amjad Ali, 50, was sentenced…
Farage pledges billions in tax cuts to boost ‘working people’… as two close aides are suspended following new storm over donations
Nigel Farage has pledged tens of billions of pounds in tax cuts for ‘working people’. The Reform UK leader said his party would unveil a ‘radical’ package of tax cuts on Saturday designed to ease the cost of living and kickstart the economy. Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick is expected to reveal…
NASA Ames Fire Department Aircraft Firefighting Training
The fire department at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley will perform training on the Moffett Federal Airfield beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8 through Friday, Sept. 11. The training will involve the use of a propane-fueled aircraft fire simulator and be conducted from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. PDT.…
Geometry Reveals the Tricks behind Gerrymandering
Hardly anyone reckoned that struggling in high school to calculate the area of a triangle or the volume of a prism could be used one day to influence the outcome of an election. Geometry, however, can be a powerful tool in shaping results of an electoral contest—at least in plurality…
Your UCAS applications timeline – and how to maximise your chances of getting an offer
Selecting the right combination of universities on your UCAS form is like a game of chess – you need to find a sensible balance of attack and defence to succeed. Much like in the university recruitment cycle just ended, those applying for September 2027 admission will find themselves in demand…
Trekkies honor ‘Star Trek’s’ 60th birthday with fan events, special screenings, and a world record Vulcan salute
Creator Gene Roddenberry’s “Wagon Train To The Stars,” has certainly lived long and prospered since “Star Trek” first launched on the NBC Television Network on Sept. 8, 1966 with the hour-long debut episode titled “The Man Trap.” Since then, this hopeful space fantasy franchise flourished and grew to encompass a…
Welcome to SNP Scotland, where being a minister, an MSP or a civil servant means NEVER having to say you’re sorry
Launching the Scottish National Investment Bank in November 2020, then First Minister Nicola Sturgeon described it as one of the ‘most significant’ developments in the history of devolution. After pledging to support the investment bank with £2billion of taxpayers’ cash over the coming decade, Ms Sturgeon said it would help…
Stars forge and deliver the elements that make up your body — and scientists may finally know how
Scientists are closer than ever before to understanding how stars forge the elements that comprise our planet, bodies and pretty much everything else around us — and they’re gaining a clearer picture of where star explosions fit into the story. New research reported in two different papers looks at how…
How close to Hawaii will Hurricane Lowell get? » Yale Climate Connections
by Bob Henson and Jeff Masters, Yale Climate Connections September 4, 2026 While the Atlantic stayed eerily quiet as the Labor Day weekend began, three simultaneous hurricanes were churning across the central and eastern North Pacific – the first time this has happened there in 11 years. The most worrisome…