Vote on Isaacman, private astronaut and Mars missions advocate, passes 67-30 for him to be agency’s 15th leader The US Senate has confirmed the billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman to become Donald Trump’s Nasa administrator. The confirmation makes an advocate of Mars missions and an ally of SpaceX CEO Elon...
Beachy Head Woman may be ‘local girl from Eastbourne’, say scientists
Exclusive: DNA advances show Roman-era skeleton, once hailed as first black Briton, came from southern England Beachy Head Woman, a Roman-era skeleton once hailed as the earliest known black Briton and who scientists later speculated could be of Cypriot descent, has now been shown to have originated from southern England....
Life beyond Earth? Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock on the mysteries of space – podcast
Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock is a space scientist and science educator who has worked on a number of instruments that are revolutionising our view of the cosmos, including the James Webb Space Telescope. This year she will be giving the Royal Institution Christmas lectures, Britain’s most prestigious public science lectures, in...
Study finds 10% of over-70s in UK could have Alzheimer’s-like changes in brain
Findings mean more than 1 million people could meet NHS criteria for treatment with anti-amyloid drugs One in 10 people in the UK aged 70 and older could have Alzheimer’s-like changes in their brain, according to the clearest, real-world picture of how common the disease’s brain changes are in ordinary,...
24 endangered sea turtles recovering in Florida after cold stunning off Cape Cod
Two dozen Kemp's ridley sea turtles are rehabilitating in Florida after cold waters off Cape Cod left them with frostbite and pneumonia
Hegseth and Rubio are expected back on Capitol Hill as questions mount over boat strikes
President Donald Trump’s top Cabinet officials overseeing national security are headed back to Capitol Hill
11 firefighters and 2 others injured after North Carolina house fire and explosion
North Carolina officials say 11 firefighters and two people were injured in a house fire explosion in the Piedmont region of North Carolina
Trump to witness dignified transfer for 2 National Guard members killed in Syria
President Donald Trump will undertake one of the most solemn duties facing the commander in chief on Wednesday
Investigators release additional video of possible Brown gunman as search continues
Authorities are asking the public for any footage they might have of the gunman who fatally shot two students and wounded nine others at Brown University
Texas sues utility company to recover damages from historic wildfire
Texas is suing the utility company whose downed power lines sparked the largest wildfire in state history