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Satellite captures lone powerful thunderstorm sweeping across UP

Satellite captures lone powerful thunderstorm sweeping across UP

Northern Lights Alert: 10 States May See Aurora On Thursday Night

InnovationScienceNorthern Lights Alert: 10 States May See Aurora On Thursday NightByJamie Carter,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky.Follow AuthorMay 13, 2026, 06:56am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.The northern lights fill the sky with green ribbons of electrical charged particles over...

Rare butterflies seen in RECORD numbers in Britain after habitat restoration scheme

An endangered butterfly species has achieved record population numbers at a British nature reserve after an ambitious conservation effort.Worcestershire Wildlife Trust recorded more than 700 wood white butterflies at Monkwood last year, marking a significant recovery for the species, which all but vanished from the site in 2008.The insects, which project officer Rhona Goddard described as a "very dainty, tiny little white butterfly", had struggled due to demanding habitat requirements. Ms Goddar...

Bermuda mystery SOLVED after scientists uncover massive underwater structure

Researchers have uncovered the secret behind Bermuda's remarkable placement above the Atlantic Ocean, despite its volcanoes falling silent more than 30 million years ago.The scientific team at the Carnegie Institution of Washington and Yale University identified a concealed geological formation beneath the island chain, which developed following the region's last volcanic activity.The discovery has effectively propped up the territory throughout prehistoric times to the present day.Located appro...

Tarik Skubal's surgeon explains the NanoNeedle and what comes next for Tigers' ace

Last week, during a meeting with Tarik Skubal and his agent, Scott Boras, in Los Angeles, Dr. Neal ElAttrache pulled out a device about 1.9 millimeters in diameter, with a tiny camera lens on the end. The instrument looks like a long needle, and per ElAttrache, it might change the game when it comes to arthroscopic surgeries in high-level athletes.Advertisement

PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth storm into round of 16; Ayush crashes out

PV Sindhu Kidambi Srikanth storm into round of Ayush crashes out

Sarmat ICBM test shows robust Russian defense industry despite sanctions — expert

Girish Linganna added that developments in strategic weapons technology will push countries like India to further invest in missile defense and deterrence systems

The Race to Fuel a Nuclear Energy Comeback

Nuclear power is attempting a comeback, but producing the necessary fuel is complex. From mining to enrichment, can new technologies and supply chains scale to power the next generation of reactors? (Source: Bloomberg)

India's NIOT builds high-altitude drone to track weather, pollution

Indias NIOT builds highaltitude drone to track weather pollution

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Newly Discovered Asteroid 2026 JH2 To Make Very Close Flyby Of Earth

InnovationScienceNewly Discovered Asteroid 2026 JH2 To Make Very Close Flyby Of EarthByJamie Carter,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky.Follow AuthorMay 13, 2026, 02:03am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Newly discovered asteroid 2026 JH2 will safely pass just 90,000 km above Earth on 18...

Nature Is Water Infrastructure. It’s Time To Finance It That Way

BusinessPolicyNature Is Water Infrastructure. It’s Time To Finance It That WayByBill Frist,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation.Follow AuthorMay 13, 2026, 01:15am EDTCape Town is experiencing severe drought the main dam at Theewaterskloof is only at 10% capacity, on April 03, 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa. Diminishing water supplies may lead to the taps being turned off for the four millions i...

Honey, we have a problem: How climate change lost bees their flowers

Honey we have a problem How climate change lost bees their flowers

Delhi airport's beloved stray Kaddu found wandering in Dwarka

Delhi airports beloved stray Kaddu found wandering in Dwarka

Don’t reach for the bug spray: crickets stroke a sore antenna, as cues suggest insects feel pain

The behavioural cue of ‘flexible self-protection’ is a way to establish whether an animal feels pain, scientists saySign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDo insects feel pain? Crickets certainly seem to, according to new research which finds they stroke and groom a sore antenna in much the same way as a dog nurses its hurt paw.Associate Prof Thomas White, an entomologist from the Universit...

New technique enables scientists to ‘hear’ black hole collisions

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What the (rather brief) history of hantavirus reveals about its spread

Health newsWhat the (rather brief) history of hantavirus reveals about its spreadMuch of scientists’ understanding of how humans get infected comes from a handful of outbreaks.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials prepare a containment suit for a hantavirus field study in 2004. Smith Collection/Gado / CDC via Gado / Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 12, 2026, 5:00 PM EDTBy Aria BendixScientists think the hantavirus,...

Hantavirus outbreak origin still a mystery, medical experts address theories

As epidemiologists race to find more answers to the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, they have addressed some theories about its origins.

What is a Super El Niño? Scientists say one is brewing and it could be the strongest yet

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‘Spectacular’ archaeology breakthrough as remains of a late-Roman woman discovered in Essex and set to go on display

A high-status woman from the late Roman period has been unearthed at the site of the former Essex County Hospital in Colchester, with archaeologists describing the find as "spectacular".The individual, dubbed the "Lexden Lady", was interred in an ornate lead coffin at the Lexden Road location, where construction of 120 homes is currently underway.The burial came to light during the concluding phase of excavation work at the development site.Archaeologists from the Colchester Archaeological Trust...