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A full Wolf Moon supermoon rises behind Glastonbury Tor as people gather to watch the first full moon of the year on January 3, 2026 in Glastonbury, England.

What is a Snow Moon? How to see February 2026’s full moon

Tech 2 days ago By Noora Mykkanen

What happens when the Doomsday clock strikes midnight?

World 4 days ago By Josh Milton

What happens when the Doomsday clock goes forward? World braces for 2026 announcement

World 4 days ago By Josh Milton

A microbiological culture Petri dish with a colonies of the pathogenic bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli)

New virus with genetic code written by AI 'is first step towards lab-grown life'

Tech January 25, 2026 By Luke Alsford

How long you should wait to take different recreational drugs again after a 'session'

Health January 22, 2026 By Jessica Lindsay

Photo of the Thwaites ice shelf taken during an October 2013 Operation IceBridge aerial survey.

New maps reveal clearest picture yet of the hidden landscapes beneath Antarctica

World January 16, 2026 By Sam Corbishley

A snowy compilation image of scenes from Groundhog Day, The Thing, and Bridget Jones's Diary.

7 cosy snow day films to stream from the warmth of your home

Film January 10, 2026 By Rebecca Sayce

A snowy compilation image of scenes from Groundhog Day, The Thing, and Bridget Jones's Diary.

7 cosy snow day films to stream from the warmth of your home

Film January 10, 2026 By Rebecca Sayce

Alamy Live News. 3DDN7HJ Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. 2nd January 2026. UK Weather. The almost full Wolf Moon moon rises up in to the clear evening afternoon from behind St Michael?s Tower on Glastonbury Tor at Glastonbury in Somerset as a large crowd watches. This months full moon is on 3rd January will be a supermoon. Picture Credit: Graham Hunt/Alamy Live News This is an Alamy Live News image and may not be part of your current Alamy deal . If you are unsure, please contact our sales team to check.

What is a Wolf Moon and how to see 2026's first full moon tomorrow

Tech 3 days ago By Jen Mills

Alamy Live News. 3DDN7HJ Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. 2nd January 2026. UK Weather. The almost full Wolf Moon moon rises up in to the clear evening afternoon from behind St Michael?s Tower on Glastonbury Tor at Glastonbury in Somerset as a large crowd watches. This months full moon is on 3rd January will be a supermoon. Picture Credit: Graham Hunt/Alamy Live News This is an Alamy Live News image and may not be part of your current Alamy deal . If you are unsure, please contact our sales team to check.

What is a Wolf Moon and how to see 2026's first full moon tomorrow

Tech January 3, 2026 By Jen Mills

Marine biologists have documented the first case of a whale shark surviving with a severe spinal deformity. The finding centers on a 20-foot whale shark first encountered in 2010 at Ewing Bank, a known aggregation site off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico. What makes this case extraordinary is not just the severity of the spinal curvature, but the animal's apparent ability to thrive despite the condition. Although last seen eight years ago, a study published in November 2024 is now offering groundbreaking insights into how a whale shark with severe spinal deformities can survive. Photo released 01/01/2026

Scientists find whale shark thriving despite this rare deformity

World January 1, 2026 By Sarah Hooper

How to make the perfect Christmas feast... according to science getty/ metro.co.uk

How to make the perfect Christmas feast - according to science

Tech December 24, 2025 By Kat Romero

Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surfacing to breathe and showing blow caused by expelling air and mucus through the blowhole. (Photo by: Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Drones detect highly infectious virus in whales' breath

Tech December 20, 2025 By Ryan Prosser

Mandatory Credit: Photo by NEIL HALL/EPA/Shutterstock (15469886a) Energy drinks displayed on a supermarket shelf in London, Britain, 03 September 2025. The UK government is planning new legislation in England to prevent people under 16 from buying energy drinks, citing their high caffeine content. UK government to ban energy drink sales to under-16s, London, United Kingdom - 03 Sep 2025

Man has a stroke after drinking eight cans of energy drink per day

Weird December 15, 2025 By Jen Mills

Handout photo dated 13/12/24 issued by Josh Dury Photo-Media of the Geminid meteor shower over over Mendips in Somerset. Issue date: Saturday December 14, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story SCIENCE Geminids. Photo credit should read: Josh Dury Photo-Media /PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Geminid meteor shower dubbed 'best of the year' coming to UK skies this weekend

UK December 13, 2025 By Herbie Russell

The third red ring phenomenon known as ELVEs Valter Binotto over Possagno, Italy on November 26, 2025 also featured firework-like phenomena known as sprites. He believes it is a first getting them both in same frame. Incredible images show a bizarre UFO-like 230 km-wide ring floating in the sky. Amateur astrophotographer Valter Binotto managed to capture the otherworldly sight over his hometown of Possagno in Italy. Amazingly, it is the second time he has spotted the rings at the location ??? as well as sparkly, red, firework-like phenomena known as sprites. The doughnut-shaped red rings are known as ELVES, an upper-atmospheric lightning event sometimes caught in long-exposure images above distant thunderstorms. They are a type of transient luminous event (TLE) that occurs in the lower ionosphere, roughly around 90???100 km above the Earth, directly above powerful lightning storms. Photo released 11/12/2025

Bizarre doughnut-shaped phenomena spotted in the sky - what is it?

World December 11, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

NASA?s Hubble Space Telescope reobserved interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS Nov. 30, with its Wide Field Camera 3 instrument. NASA, ESA, STScI, D. Jewitt (UCLA), M.-T. Hui (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory). Image Processing: J. DePasquale (STScI) https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/3iatlas/2025/12/04/nasas-hubble-space-telescope-revisits-interstellar-comet/

New images of 3I/ATLAS comet 'with a heartbeat' released by Nasa

Tech December 8, 2025 By Jen Mills

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Plane's sudden and uncontrolled drop 'could have been caused by cosmic rays'

World December 5, 2025 By Sam Courtney-Guy

High-resolution view of Earth from space at night, focusing on North America with countless glowing city lights creating a network of illumination across the continent. The curvature of the planet is visible with a bright blue atmospheric glow and scattered stars in the background. Cloud formations add realism, highlighting the beauty of our planet seen from orbit. Ideal for themes of space, geography, satellite imagery, and global connectivity.

Sportswear boss offers his £3billion firm to anyone who can prove Earth is flat

World December 4, 2025 By William Hallowell

This photo provided by Gianluca Masi shows the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas as it streaks through space, 190 million miles from Earth, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. The image was taken from Manciano, Italy. (Gianluca Masi via AP)

Space expert gives his verdict on what's making mysterious space rock pulse

Tech December 7, 2025 By Jen Mills