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Scientists Warn The Sun Could Be About To Produce A ‘Superflare’
InnovationScienceScientists Warn The Sun Could Be About To Produce A ‘Superflare’ByJamie Carter,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky.Follow AuthorMay 24, 2026, 04:30am EDTNASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare — seen as the bright flash toward the upper middle — on Feb. 4, 2026.NASA/SDOScientists studying nearly 50 years of solar activity data s...
Massive gravity “hole” beneath the Indian Ocean finally gets a possible explanation
For decades, a vast region south of India has quietly refused to make sense. Satellites mapping Earth’s shape kept returning the same unsettling result: the ocean surface there sits noticeably lower than it should, as if something invisible is pulling it down from below.
Chemical tank ‘on the edge’ of exploding in California as crews try to avert potential disaster
Firefighters on Saturday were trying to cool a chemical tank “literally on the edge” of exploding in Garden Grove, California, as they worked to avert a disastrous “worst-case” scenario, the incident’s commander said.
Strong El Nino may peak this year, weaken before India’s 2027 monsoon
PUNE: Major El Niño events often weaken substantially before the subsequent monsoon, meteorologists told TOI on Saturday, easing concerns about the system’s potential impact on India’s 2027 rainy season. This comes amid forecasts that a strong El Niño could develop by late 2026 or winter and persist into early 2027.
What to know about LA chemical tank set to explode or leak
U.S. Los Angeles tank holding dangerous chemicals is set to explode or leak, officials say. Here's what to know By Kerry Breen Kerry Breen News Editor Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, breaking news and issues including substance use. Read Full Bio Kerry Breen May 23, 2026 / 11:20 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Tens of thousa...
Watch the moment Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket explodes after dramatic splashdown
SpaceX’s Starship V3 rocket ended its latest test flight in a huge fireball after splashing down in the Indian Ocean.The 407-foot spacecraft launched successfully from Texas on Friday night and completed nearly an hour in flight before deliberately crashing into the sea inside a designated landing zone.Dramatic footage showed the rocket erupting into flames on impact, with the explosion planned for the mission.Despite engine problems during the flight, SpaceX hailed the test as a success, with S...
Watch: Pentagon releases footage of US jet shooting down mysterious UFO
Pentagon has released a new video showing a US fighter jet downing an unidentified object over Lake Huron in February 2023. This infrared footage, part of a declassified batch, depicts a "kinetic interaction" leading to the object's fragmentation. The release includes hundreds of files, documents, and videos related to "unidentified anomalous phenomena" (UAP), fueling public curiosity.
SpaceX Starship Deploys Mock Satellites in Successful Test
SpaceX’s upgraded Starship successfully deployed mock satellites and returned to Earth largely unscathed, though its booster spun out of control and broke apart over the Gulf of Mexico. Bloomberg News Global Space Loren Grush joined Christina Ruffini and David Gura on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake rocks Hawaii's Big Island as Kilauea volcano likely to erupt again in days
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Hawaii's Big Island shortly before 10 p.m. local time Friday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The earthquake came amid USGS monitoring of Kilauea, an active volcano on Hawaii's Big Island that experts expect to erupt again in the coming days after a recent series of eruptions throughout May.Friday night's earthquake occurred about seven miles south of Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, a town on the southwest coast of Hawaii, according to the USGS."The depth, lo...
The pollution that outlives war
Long after fighting is over, the toxic leftovers of war continue to poison communities and the environment.
Maldives divers mystery WILL be solved when police release their final report, say rescue specialists who found their bodies in 200ft deep cave
Maldives divers mystery WILL be solved when police release their final report, say rescue specialists who found their bodies in 200ft deep caveSee more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 13:34, 23 May 2026 | Updated: 13:36, 23 May 2026 e-mail View comments
Why Can’t We See Ultraviolet Light? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains
InnovationScienceWhy Can’t We See Ultraviolet Light? An Evolutionary Biologist ExplainsByScott Travers,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world.Follow AuthorMay 23, 2026, 08:30am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Humans can only see less than 1% of the electromagnetic spectrum. Here’s why evolution m...
Volcano warning after 'wild' 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocks Hawaii
An urgent volcano review has been launched after a huge earthquake rocked Hawaii overnight.The 6.0-magnitude quake struck around 3.7 miles south of Honauna on the Big Island of Hawaii. Its epicenter was at a depth of 14 miles, along the western side of Mauna Loa.Experts are now assessing the active Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island, which has been erupting since December 2024, according to the United States Geological Survey. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Just hours before the quak...
Why Artificial Light Should Now Be Legally Classed As Pollution
InnovationScienceWhy Artificial Light Should Now Be Legally Classed As PollutionByJamie Carter,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky.Follow AuthorMay 23, 2026, 06:00am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.A view of the Milky Way near a light-polluted area in Porto Cesareo, Italy, on August 6, 2...
Scientists at UK university turn sheep wool into bone-healing material
Scientists at a leading British university have proved sheep wool can be transformed into a bone-healing material. The researchers at King's College London extracted keratin, a natural protein found in wool, and used it to create scaffolds that support bone repair.Tests on living animals revealed the material produced bone tissue that more closely resembled healthy natural bone than collagen, which is currently used for treatment."We are really excited to show for the first time how a wool-based...
More than 90 people killed after huge explosion rips through Chinese coal mine
At least 82 people are said to have been killed in a coal mine blast in northern China, with nine people still missing, according to state media.The explosion occurred at 19:29 local time on Friday at a coal mine in Shanxi, with over 240 workers on shift at the time. State news agency Xinhua said: “Reporters learned from the scene of the gas explosion at the Liushenyu Coal Mine of the Tongzhou Group in Shanxi Province that the accident has resulted in 82 deaths.”Rescue operations are now underwa...
Inside America's real-life 'Jurassic Park' hidden away on island that NO-ONE is allowed to visit
Inside America's real-life 'Jurassic Park' hidden away on island that NO-ONE is allowed to visitSee more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy STEPHEN M. LEPORE, US SENIOR REPORTER Published: 07:04, 23 May 2026 | Updated: 07:04, 23 May 2026 e-mail View comments
Trump releases new batch of previously classified UFO files
The Trump administration has released a second batch of previously classified files on UFO sightings.
Stephen Hawking’s father worried his son ‘does not study much’, diaries reveal
Exclusive: New biography uncovers Frank Hawking’s papers in which he lamented that his son had ‘little initiative’In exploring the physics and geometry of the universe, Stephen Hawking became a world-renowned pioneer of black hole theory, writing the bestselling book A Brief History of Time, which has sold more than 13m copies, and inspiring people to “look up at the stars and not down at your feet”.But, during Hawking’s student years and as he approached adulthood, his father was deeply concern...
SpaceX carries out mostly successful Starship test flight
SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft splashed down into the Indian Ocean on Friday after the company performed a mostly successful test flight of the latest version of its enormous rocket. The voyage was not without a few glitches, but SpaceX employees shown on a livestream roared in delight following the trial flight that comes as the firm owned by Elon Musk prepares a potentially record initial public offering. The mammoth rocket blasted off into space a...