Science — GB

In 2002, Lundy began its rat-eradication project; puffins later rose from 13 in 2000 to 1,335, and more t timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Ganymede may hold more liquid water than all of Earth’s oceans combined, yet this immense reservoir is buried beneath roughly 150 kilometres of ice—and scientists still do not know whether any of it has ever reached the surface. Space Daily

Have we got our Galaxy completely wrong? Scientists just worked out it's much wider than they thought BBC Sky at Night Magazine

After bringing injured queen Phoebee home in July, Gilly McArthur expected her soon to die, but she’s bumbling on Fifty-two days ago, Phoebee was lying by the side of a road in the blistering sun with a broken wing. Today, she’s clambering up the arm of Gilly McArthur, around the nape of her neck…

Climate scepticism is common at the Reform party conference, but many also criticise Labour for failing to protect Britons from hot weather On the second day of the Reform UK conference, in the wake of an undercover investigation alleging party officials plotted to evade the law on foreign…

Venus may have remained temperate and potentially habitable for most of its history—then water-thin carbonatite lava carved vast channels, including one stretching 6,800 kilometres, and released enough CO₂ to help transform the planet into the inferno we Space Daily

By the age of eight, a girl in northeastern Brazil was working through sky-survey images on two computer screens and had logged 18 preliminary asteroid detections; if confirmed, they would make her younger than Luigi Sannino, who was 18 when he set the r Space Daily

A total fire ban is in place for greater Sydney with extreme fire danger exacerbated by hot and windy conditions Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Summer heat is due to arrive early across much of eastern Australia with potentially record early September temperatures…

Have scientists discovered a dark matter particle? Al Jazeera Scientists may have found first hint of dark matter BBC A suspicious signal in a dark-matter detector has physicists excited The Economist The first signs of dark matter particles may finally have been spotted New Scientist Scientists…

BepiColombo sheds its ride and starts the final glide to Mercury The Register Latest updates: BepiColombo's arrival at Mercury European Space Agency After 8 years, Europe’s BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury Ars Technica Spacecraft bound for Mercury begins 'tricky' arrival Phys.org…

Insurers in England and Wales tell of busy August with one reporting near-140% jump in claims UK insurers are experiencing a surge in the number of homeowners making claims for subsidence after the hottest summer on record, with Hastings Direct reporting a near 140% jump to an all-time high for…

Stargazers to get rare treat in days with 'Demon Star' meteor shower and 4 other sky events Wales Online What’s Up: September 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA NASA Science (.gov) The Diamond Moon and Other Astronomical Events to See in September 2026 WIRED Here's when you can see September's full…

New study uncovers bacterial route to testosterone production News-Medical

Interior department given three months to decide whether wolves can be removed from endangered species list Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday directing the interior department to consider de-listing gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act and to contemplate whether the agency…

Study finds just one drink per day could raise risk of disease with impacts extending far beyond liver cancer Alcohol-related cancer deaths in the US have more than doubled over three decades, with new research showing that just one drink per day could raise cancer risk and that the impacts extend…

Second complete map of a fruit fly brain completed Ars Technica How the brain of a fly may help explain human behaviour BBC A connectomics milestone: Mapping the complete male fruit fly brain Google Research The blueprint for taste: scientists map the complete circuitry behind an animal’s feeding…

Exhibition opens in former home of William Herschel, who discovered Uranus, and his comet-spotting sibling Caroline From the garden of their Georgian townhouse in Bath in the late 18th century, a brother and sister made a series of extraordinary astronomical discoveries. A new art show in the house…

New Zealand decision follows Australian approval in 2023 of psychedelics to treat PTSD and treatment-resistant depression Two psychiatrists in New Zealand won approval on Friday to prescribe pharmaceutical-grade MDMA to people with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The move by New…