APOD: 2026 August 9 – Contemplating the Sun
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 9 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by aContinue Reading
B.C. wildfires continue to displace residents | CTV National News for Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026
The latest wildfire evacuations have brought many families to Penticton, B.C., as they hope to have a home to return to; concern for Canada grows as new U.S. tariffs are set to take place on August 19; tenancy advocacy groups say they’re critical about Carney’s housing plan aimed to supportContinue Reading
Berlin unveils rainbow bench for Pride attack victims
Berlin officials and LGBTQ community members unveil a rainbow bench and plant a maple tree in Tiergarten to honour victims of the CSD attack.Continue Reading
American flown to New Zealand hospital in rare midwinter Antarctic rescue mission
The sun last set at the geographic South Pole on 23 March and will not rise until 21 September.Continue Reading
Zelenskyy says US will send Patriot interceptors monthly – but not enough to protect from Russian attacks
Ukraine has reached concrete agreements with the United States for monthly deliveries of interceptor missiles for its Patriot air defense systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a joint press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić in Belgrade on 8 August. The commitment does not close Ukraine’s gap. Zelenskyy said theContinue Reading
Russian strike kills 3-year-old boy and his grandparents in Kyiv Oblast village
A Russian strike on the village of Pukhivka in Kyiv Oblast’s Brovary raion overnight into 8 August killed three members of one family: a three-year-old boy, his grandmother, and his grandfather. Four other people were wounded, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. The boy’s parents and his 15-year-old brother were among theContinue Reading
A shot of carbon dioxide rewires how cement sets
One September day, it started to snow inside MIT’s Pierce Laboratory. Researchers depressurized a tank of liquid carbon dioxide (CO2), instantly freezing it and releasing solid flakes. These were blended into cement paste and pressed into discs roughly the size of a dime, each sealed with a thin layer ofContinue Reading
Helicopter crash kills pilot and crew member amid Utah wildfire battle
Utah wildfire suppression efforts continued, with containment standing at 24 percent., Utah wildfire response continues despite loss of helicopter crew, with containment standing at 24 percent. A pilot and one crew member have been confirmed dead after their firefighting helicopter crashed while battling a massive wildfire in central Utah. TheContinue Reading
Israeli settler attacks rise as West Bank residents lose land
Palestinians near Bethlehem describe daily settler attacks as violence rises across the West Bank., NewsFeed Palestinians near Bethlehem describe daily settler attacks as violence rises across the West Bank. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh reports that with elections looming, Israel’s right-wing government has an incentive to keep settlers happy, with theirContinue Reading
Scientists rediscover lost Megalodon fossils—and reveal a 79-foot giant
Several enormous Megalodon vertebrae thought to have been destroyed in 1989 were found sitting unnoticed on a museum shelf. Their analysis strengthens evidence that the giant shark could exceed 24 meters (79 feet) in length and live for nearly a century. Researchers also estimate that its newborns may have measuredContinue Reading
Perez Hilton hospitalized in ‘serious but stable’ condition, family says
Perez Hilton was in serious condition Saturday at a Florida hospital after he livestreamed what appeared to be self-harm from his Miami-area home Tuesday night, his family said in a statement., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Scientists Add Unlikely New Member to World’s Carnivorous Plants
More than 150 years after Charles Darwin first wondered whether certain sticky-leaved Saxifraga plants might be secretly carnivorous, Kunming Institute of Botany researcher Tao Deng and colleagues say they have finally confirmed it. The post Scientists Add Unlikely New Member to World’s Carnivorous Plants appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking ScienceContinue Reading