Coyote scrambles onto Alcatraz Island after perilous, never-before-seen swim
Experts have reacted to a viral video of a coyote swimming to Alcatraz Island in what is a surprising first for the San Francisco Bay
Stunning time-lapse video captured using ‘artificial eclipse’ shows 3 massive eruptions on the sun
ESA’s Proba-3 mission, made up of twin spacecraft capable of aligning to create artificial eclipses, has captured “rare” footage of three solar prominences erupting from
Enormous freshwater reservoir discovered off the East Coast may be 20,000 years old and big enough to supply NYC for 800 years
An expedition off the coast of Massachusetts has confirmed the existence of a freshwater reservoir beneath the seafloor. Now, scientists are starting to understand when
Trump’s ‘board of peace’: Who has joined, who hasn’t – and why
Before a signing ceremony planned for Thursday, several nations have agreed to join the board. But many haven’t.
Three Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli air strike
Palestinian journalists Abdul Ra’ouf, Anas Ghunaim and Shaath Mohammad Qeshta have been killed in an Israeli air strike.
‘Stripped naked’: Yemeni detainee recounts torture in UAE-run prison
A Yemeni man Ali Hassan Ali who spent more than two years in detention in secret prisons seeks justice.
Oldest cave painting of red claw hand could rewrite human creativity timeline
A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world’s oldest known cave painting, researchers say.
Israel postpones demolition of Palestinian children’s football pitch
An international campaign to save the pitch in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem appears to have forced the authorities to reconsider.
Loved ones of victims reeling after high-speed rail crash in southern Spain
Two deadly crashes in almost as many days have inflicted grief, anger and disruption. Two deadly crashes in almost as many days inflict grief, anger
Photos leaked to BBC show faces of hundreds killed in Iran’s brutal protest crackdown
The images from one mortuary in Tehran were shown to families who went to identify their loved ones.
Hubble Nets Menagerie of Young Stellar Objects
A bright reflection nebula shares the stage with a protostar and planet-forming disk in this Hubble image.
How Animals Build a Sense of Direction
On a remote island in the Indian Ocean, six closely watched bats took to the star-draped skies. As they flew across the seven-acre speck of
Two Twisty Shapes Resolve a Centuries-Old Topology Puzzle
Imagine if our skies were always filled with a thick layer of opaque clouds. With no way to see the stars, or to view our
Trump mocked for apparently making up a Democrat to get mad at
Tweety McTreason is getting mocked for, according to some people, transparently making up a Democrat who wants “men playing women’s sports” in order to dodge