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Every six to seven years, climate modelling groups around the world run a coordinated set of simulations that explore how… The post Explainer: The CMIP7 emissions scenarios – and how they explore future climate change appeared first on Carbon Brief.
During a ceremony hosted by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman at the agency’s headquarters in Washington on Monday, the Republic of Türkiye signed the Artemis Accords, joining the growing international coalition of like-minded nations dedicated to peaceful, transparent space exploration. “It is my privilege to welcome the Republic of Türkiye as the 71st signatory of the […]
Here’s the August 2026 puzzler. Quick, where is this? And what makes this place interesting or unique?
A 23-year-old man is arrested after "tactical contact" brought the vehicle to a stop in Bromley.
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. By now you’ve probably heard about last month’s major AI security incident, in which OpenAI agents escaped their sandbox and hacked into the AI platform Hugging Face while trying to cheat on…
Notting Hill Carnival, Europe's biggest street party, has celebrated its 60th year.
Gillingham defender Conor McManus is proud to have scored his first goal for the club in their 1-1 draw with Northampton Town.
Medway Council approves the site's transformation into two buildings of four and five storeys.
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, transits the Sun during launch from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 30, 2026. Roman is named after the agency’s first chief astronomer. Roman will survey billions of stars and galaxies with a field of view far larger than Hubble’s, […]
Where is Roman? Roman is making its three-month journey from Earth to Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2, or L2. Along the way, Roman is undergoing a process called commissioning, where systems are turned on, adjusted, calibrated, and prepared for science operations. Commissioning is the time for scientists and engineers to make sure that Roman is performing […]
As governments consider banning social media for under-16s, Meta is turning to influencers to argue that parental controls are a better solution.
Sea shanties became an online craze, but these old working songs are doing more than filling dancefloors: they're connecting communities too The post The unlikely rise of the sea shanty band appeared first on Positive News.
Schools are due back soon - and here are some tips for handling back to school anxiety.
Norman Tilley was stationed in Gaza in World War Two and competed in athletics across the world.
Interpol This Mirror Weighs A Ton Stalwart Manhattanite indie rockers slyly unbutton the tight-fitting constrictions of their mid-00s style This Mirror Weighs a Ton by Interpol I remember seeing Interpol mid-afternoon at a festival in the 00s on what must have been the hottest day of the year. Dressed in their full black Hugo Boss regalia, there was no going back to wardrobe and re-emerging as Th…
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 31 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. To view this […]
Kemi Badenoch is expected to carry out a wider reshuffle of her front bench team following high-profile departures.