Can you rescue a falling satellite in space? NASA is about to find out. In a mission that sounds straight out of science fiction, a robotic spacecraft has been launched. It will catch the aging Swift Observatory before it slips back toward Earth. Swift has spent more than two decades studying powerful cosmic explosions known
What if chemotherapy wasn’t always necessary for breast cancer patients? What if a simple DNA test could help doctors decide who truly needs it—and who might safely avoid it? That’s exactly what a major international study is suggesting. Researchers led by University College London (UCL) tested more than 4,000 women with early-stage breast cancer across
What happens when one of the world’s most vital oil routes turns into a battlefield? That’s the tense reality unfolding in the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump says American forces have struck seven Iranian “fast boats”. While escorting stranded ships out of the region under a mission dubbed “Project Freedom.” But here’s where
In a landmark move, Australia and Japan have signed a massive agreement to build a new fleet of advanced frigates. The deal, inked by defence ministers Richard Marles and Shinjiro Koizumi in Melbourne, marks Japan’s biggest military export. Since it eased its long-standing defence restrictions in 2014. So what’s the plan? Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will
What should be one of the safest places in a city suddenly turned into a scene of tragedy. At least 10 patients were killed after a fire broke out in the trauma centre of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. The blaze erupted around 2:30am Monday, reportedly triggered by an electrical short circuit in
Ever been told, “It’s all in your head,” when you’re in pain? Turns out, science is finally on your side. A new study in Science Immunology confirms what many women have long suspected. Chronic pain hits women harder than men—and there’s a biological reason. “The pain of women has been overlooked in clinical practice,” says
Friday prayers were meant to bring calm. Instead, they ended in chaos. At least 31 people were killed and 169 injured after a suicide bomber struck a Shia mosque in Islamabad’s Tarlai area. Detonating explosives just as worshippers gathered inside. Police say the attacker approached the gate, gunfire rang out—and then came the blast. In
A courtroom in California is about to take on Big Tech — and the stakes couldn’t be higher. On Tuesday, a landmark trial kicks off that asks a question many parents, teens and lawmakers have been quietly wondering for years. Are social media platforms deliberately designed to be addictive? The case was brought by a
France has returned a piece of prehistory to its rightful home. A 70-million-year-old Tarbosaurus skeleton looted from Mongolia’s Gobi Desert. It’s not every day a dinosaur gets a homecoming, but this “extremely rare” fossil had quite the journey before ending up back where it belongs. Seized by French customs in 2015 after being smuggled through
A day before the National Guard attack in the US capital, another alarming case surfaced in Texas. This time it involved an Afghan man admitted under President Biden’s “Operation Allies Welcome”. The suspect, Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, was arrested in Fort Worth. He had posted a TikTok video that appeared to show him assembling an explosive
What happens when a routine border patrol suddenly uncovers a car packed with 81 terrified macaques? For Thai rangers near the Cambodian border, it turned into yet another glimpse into the region’s booming illegal wildlife trade. Authorities said the vehicle was stopped Friday afternoon in Sa Kaeo province, where officers found the monkeys crammed inside
It started like any ordinary Saturday night train ride — until chaos broke out. Passengers on a service from Doncaster to London suddenly heard screams and shouts before panic swept through the carriages. Within minutes, nine people were fighting for their lives after a brutal stabbing attack that Prime Minister Keir Starmer called “deeply concerning.”
