Nasa launches mission to save falling space telescope
A Nasa-funded robot has blasted off to catch a falling telescope in mid-orbit and blast it back to safety before it burns up.
What will guests wear to Taylor Swift’s wedding?
Romantic, fairytale vibes could dominate Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s reported wedding event in New York City on Friday.
On the Strait of Hormuz, BBC finds seized ships and shark fishermen as uneasy calm returns
The BBC travels to the city of Bandar Abbas – the first international journalists to visit the Iranian side of the strait.
Overlooked parasitic disease linked to HIV and cervical cancer risk
New research from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) has highlighted the need to test millions of women and girls for female genital schistosomiasis (FGS)
Japan aligns human embryo model research with updated ethical oversight
Human embryo models can help researchers study early human development and infertility without relying solely on human embryos.
Foodborne threats demand stronger pandemic planning, review says
A Perspective review in npj Science of Food argues that pandemics can weaken food safety systems even when the pathogen is not foodborne. The authors
Blood circRNAs may predict Alzheimer’s before symptoms emerge
Blood-based circular RNAs showed strong potential for identifying biomarker-confirmed Alzheimer’s disease and predicting progression to symptomatic disease. When combined with pTau217, the circRNA model produced
Psychological stress accelerates immune aging through the gut microbiota
Psychological stress is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for certain health conditions including cardiovascular disease and diabetes, especially when paired with an impaired immune
‘Most excitement around a celebrity wedding since Posh and Becks’
Not since Posh and Becks sat on thrones and co-ordinated in Quality Street-purple has there been such excitement around a celebrity wedding.
Crusoe reportedly in talks to raise $3 billion, tripling its valuation
Crusoe is reportedly in talks to raise about $3 billion in a new funding round that could triple its valuation to roughly $30 billion, according
A rocket motor blew up at Anduril’s Mississippi test site. The defence darling says it’s routine
Anduril has become the poster child for a faster, software-speed kind of defence contractor. Last Friday, one of its rocket motors blew up on a
US Police staff spark altercation with Egyptian players posing with fans
US Police sparked a confrontation with Egypt’s national team as they posed with fans at their hotel in Dallas.
Israel approves plan to establish 13 new settlements in occupied West Bank
Palestinian officials warn against the implications of the plan, saying it would further isolate East Jerusalem.
Four killed in Ukraine a day after deadliest Russian attacks this year
At least five people were separately killed in Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s border regions.