The Supreme Court has blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law
Small plane crashes into Nebraska river and kills 3 on board
Authorities in Nebraska say three people have died in a small airplane crash into a river
Are we alone? New discovery raises hopes of finding alien life
Tentative evidence for life on a distant world is exciting, but unconfirmed. As new telescopes bring exoplanets into sharper focus, is the truth out there? Towards the end of his life, the cosmologist Stephen Hawking was asked about the odds of finding intelligent alien life in the next two decades....
Hue new? Scientists claim to have found colour no one has seen before
Contested discovery achieved by experiment firing laser pulses into eyes, stimulating retina cells After walking the Earth for a few hundred thousand years, humans might think they have seen it all. But not according to a team of scientists who claim to have experienced a colour no one has seen...
The truth about stress: from the benefits of the ‘good kind’ to the exercise that only makes it worse
The authors of a new book explain why understanding the science of stress can help us manage it better True (up to a point)The way stress manifests is very much bodily, centred around hormones such as cortisol and their effect on us. But this process is triggered by the brain...
Doge cuts spark questions as employees supporting Musk space launches spared
Department of Transportation employees who provide support for Starlink and SpaceX launches safe amid job cuts Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) and the Trump administration have spared the jobs of US Department of Transportation employees who provide support services for spacecraft launches by Musk’s companies, SpaceX and Starlink...
A New Hampshire judge is deciding whether to block Trump’s anti-DEI directive to schools
A federal judge in New Hampshire is deciding whether to temporarily block the Trump administration’s guidance forbidding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in schools
Colorado man convicted of killing his wife after posing as her ex-boyfriend and stalking her
Colorado man convicted of killing his wife after posing as her ex-boyfriend and stalking her
Republicans in Gulf states push to embrace Gulf of America name
Southern Republicans are pushing their states to formally embrace the name Gulf of America
Passengers on Southwest flight evacuated after engine fire forces plane’s return
All passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight are safe after their plane had to be evacuated when an engine fire forced it to return to a Houston airport