A French scientist apologized after tweeting a photo of a slice of chorizo that he claimed was a deep-space image of a "distant star" snapped by the James Webb Space Telescope. Étienne Klein, a phys… [+2082 chars]
8K display support may still be AWOL but Sony surprised us all last week by revealing a new firmware beta test, opening the door to 1440p functionality for PlayStation 5 amongst a range of other smal… [+9302 chars]
A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants held overnight, following three days of violence. Isolated weapons fire from both sides in the minutes before and just after the Sunday night dea… [+3467 chars]
Detectives have arrested a fifth man in the case of a missing student nurse. Owami Davies, 24, who was studying at King's College London, was recorded on CCTV in the company of a man on 7 July - the… [+2942 chars]
A man's body has been found at the scene of a house fire following an "explosion", police say. Emergency services were called to Farrow Road in Spalding, Lincolnshire, at about 01:00 BST on Sunday. … [+658 chars]
The family of Archie Battersbee, who died on Saturday, called yesterday for a public investigation into his treatment. Christian Concern, the campaign group that supported the 12-year-old boys paren… [+581 chars]
A solar storm could be about to hit Earth, as material flows out of a hole in the Sun. The G1 class storm could cause radio communication problems, disrupt satellites and disrupt the migrations of a… [+1818 chars]
ByJet Propulsion LaboratoryAugust 7, 2022 Curiosity set out to answer the question: Did Mars ever have the right environmental conditions to support small life forms called microbes? Early in its mi… [+8292 chars]
Dame Deborah James wrote a special letter for her children Hugo and Eloise in her new book (Picture: Getty/Instagram) Dame Deborah James urged her teenage children to marry for love when theyre olde… [+2785 chars]
Dozens of firefighters were called to a crop blaze today - the sixth of its kind to break out in Kent during the last week. Shortly before 12.40pm, six crews were sent to Lower Road in Shorne, Grave… [+993 chars]
Taiwan has responded after China appeared to take part in military drills that simulated an attack following a major US official visiting the island. China has now ended a number of live-fire milita… [+2116 chars]
All cancer patients must be offered genetic testing so they can be given the drugs most likely to combat their tumours, experts have said. The call forms part of a new consensus statement led by sci… [+584 chars]
