1+ hour, 56+ min ago   (576+ words) Tuesday, 4 August 2026 22:59 Elon Musk has predicted that his Starlink system could deliver a majority of the world's internet within 10 years. Starlink, operated by SpaceX, is a satellite internet service that provides broadband connectivity using low Earth orbit satellites. It comes…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (874+ words) Monday, 3 August 2026 16:21 By Victoria Seabrook, climate reporter England and Wales have seen their driest July on record, provisional Met Office figures show. Southern England saw its driest month ever recorded, in a series dating back to 1836, it added. Last week…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (607+ words) Friday, 31 July 2026 01:30 Spain and France's record-breaking wildfires were made more likely due to human-caused climate change, a group of scientists have found. Over the past week, massive fires have been raging in central Spain and southwest France, forcing the evacuation…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (780+ words) Friday, 24 July 2026 14:42 Sperm whales can hang vertically in the water while sleeping by releasing gas bubbles that regulate their buoyancy, scientists found. The behaviour was first documented by naturalists in 2008, with the species being the only type of whale known…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (483+ words) Friday, 24 July 2026 14:40 Millions of Painted Lady butterflies have flocked to the UK from Africa this year, prompted by warm weather across Europe this spring. Now experts are asking residents to count how many of these species they see and report…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (627+ words) Wednesday, 22 July 2026 14:27 The announcement also marks the first wave of organisations supporting the city’s biggest annual celebration of technology and innovation, taking place from 12 to 18 October. The announcement comes at a significant moment for Milton Keynes and the wider Oxford…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (928+ words) Wednesday, 22 July 2026 12:15 By Dan Whitehead, home news correspondent, and Niamh Lynch, producer A toxic mix of hundreds of chemicals has been detected at three illegal waste sites across the country. The Environment Agency has said it is "carefully considering" Sky…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (555+ words) Tuesday, 21 July 2026 00:46 Arctic winter sea ice is back in rapid decline after a slowdown in melting at the start of the decade, scientists have found. According to new analysis led by the University of Southampton, between 2024 and 2025, the amount of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (636+ words) Thursday, 16 July 2026 12:15 Meta is rolling out a new safety feature that will see parents alerted if their teenager discusses suicide or self-harm with Instagram's built-in AI chatbot. When a teenager suggests they may be thinking about harming themselves, Meta AI…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1018+ words) Friday, 10 July 2026 14:36 Day will briefly turn into night for parts of Europe next month as the continent experiences its first solar eclipse in nearly three decades. The rare celestial event on Wednesday 12 August will see the moon pass directly between…...