These are bees as you’ve never seen them before. There are more than 20,000 known species of bee and they are vital to life on Earth, as they help keep plants thriving. A new immersive exhibition in Liverpool explores their lives, and the threats they now face. A collaboration between artist Wolfgang Buttress and World Museum, Liverpool, it uses close-up ...
Scientists fear bird flu has spread from mammals to humans for the first time, marking another step in the evolution of the deadly virus. New analysis concludes there is “strong evidence” that a Texas farm worker who tested positive for the H5N1 virus caught it from sick dairy cattle. Although there have been other people infected with the virus in ...
The far side of the moon is rugged and mysterious. Always hidden from Earth, it wasn’t until the space probe Luna 3 took the first pictures in 1959 that we got to see its mountains and deep craters. And 65 years on, we still don’t know much about it. That’s why China’s Chang’e 6 mission is so exciting. It aims ...
An AI-controlled warplane has taken a senior air force leader for a ride in a groundbreaking test flight over California. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall sat in the cockpit as the experimental F-16 jet, called Vista, flew lightning-fast manoeuvres at more than 550mph over Edwards Air Force Base. It went nearly nose to nose with a second human-piloted F-16 as ...
Meteors will be streaking across the sky this weekend as Earth passes through the debris of Halley’s Comet. The annual Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks on Sunday night into Monday morning but should be visible, weather-permitting, all weekend. Where to watch the show You should see the meteors low in the sky if you look to the east before dawn. ...
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Tex.) and his wife allegedly accepted $600,000 in bribes from an oil company controlled by the Azerbaijan government and a bank headquartered in Mexico, according to a federal indictment unsealed in Texas on Friday. The 68-year-old congressman and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, are accused of setting up front companies that entered into sham contracts with the bank ...
In Rep. Michael McCaul’s office, World War II artifacts and images are on display, such as a B-17 bombardier jacket belonging to his father that sits prominently on a shelf. The items are a nod to his father’s Air Force service in that war, but they now perhaps carry more weight and relevance than at any point in the two ...
President Biden and top Democratic lawmakers in Washington distanced themselves from pro-Palestinian protests engulfing many college campuses this week, as Republicans work overtime to associate them with the chaotic scenes unfolding around the country ahead of the 2024 elections. The Democratic rebukes aimed at young protesters ranged from vague cautioning against violence to strongly-worded calls for crackdowns on rule-breaking students ...
The United States has told Qatar that it should expel Hamas if the group continues to reject a cease-fire with Israel, an agreement the Biden administration deems vital to easing the upheaval gripping the Middle East, a U.S. official told The Washington Post. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered the message to Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in ...
NEW YORK — Hope Hicks, a former top aide to Donald Trump, appeared to break down crying on the witness stand Friday at Trump’s criminal trial, where she described campaign and White House efforts to keep a lid on scandalous stories about his past sex life. Her time on the stand marked a significant shift in the focus of trial ...