ITVX’s perpetual real-time broadcast from the International Space Station is awe-inspiring … until it gets boring. But even though it’s hard to watch for long, it’s a humbling reminder of who we are I realise that, at this point, there are already far too many shows. Every channel, every streaming...
A tiny rhino foetus developed by IVF: Jon A Juárez’s best photograph
Only two female northern white rhinos are left – but neither can carry a pregnancy. So a surrogate was used. Tragically, the foetus didn’t reach full term This photograph captures a moment of fragile hope: the world’s first IVF rhino pregnancy, a tiny foetus that reignited optimism among scientists fighting...
Proposed UK cuts to global aid fund could lead to 300,000 preventable deaths, say charities
Exclusive: 20% reduction in contribution to Aids, TB and malaria funding expected to be announced next month The UK is expected to slash its contribution to a leading aid fund combating preventable diseases, with charities warning this could lead to more than 300,000 otherwise preventable deaths. If confirmed, the anticipated...
Magnifying the minuscule: Nikon Small World photomicrography 2025 – in pictures
Weevils, spores, slime mold and cells are in extreme closeup for the 51st anniversary of the Nikon Small World competition. For more than five decades, the award has brought scientific wonders under the microscope, with scientists, artists and enthusiasts from 77 countries contributing 1,925 photo entries this year alone. Judges...
Why is ‘chronic’ lyme disease so controversial? – podcast
Celebrities including Bella Hadid, Justin Bieber and Miranda Hart have talked about their years-long struggles with the effects of Lyme disease, but despite rising rates and better awareness, the illness remains poorly understood. To understand more about how the illness can impact people over the long term, Madeleine Finlay hears...
‘Bored aliens’: has intelligent life stopped bothering trying to contact Earth?
Astrophysicist proposes a ‘radically mundane’ theory for why humans have yet to encounter extraterrestrials For centuries, great thinkers have pondered why, given the hundreds of billions of planets in the galaxy, we have seen no compelling signs of intelligent life beyond Earth. Now, scientists are mulling an intriguing possibility: if...
Winning numbers drawn in Monday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 13-14-32-52-64, Powerball: 12
Black residents worry new congressional district could be lost in Supreme Court case
Black residents in a newly created Louisiana congressional district fear they could lose their representation under a case being heard before the U.S. Supreme Court
GM to take $1.6Bn hit as tax incentives for EVs are cut and emission rules ease
General Motors will book a negative impact of $1.6 billon in its next quarter after tax incentives for electric vehicles were slashed by the U.S. and rules governing emissions are relaxed
A Theodore Roosevelt library is opening. Visitors must pack a bag for North Dakota
The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library is rising from the rugged Badlands of western North Dakota, where the 26th president roamed as a young man in the 1880s