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Can a heatwave cause trees to fall?
Don't sit under a tree during a heatwave - here's why. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science & Environment and links readers to the...
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NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Discovers Field of Honeycomb Textures
As NASA’s Curiosity rover recently began climbing up a Martian valley nicknamed “Valle Grande,” it sent back images that were a familiar sight to mission...
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APOD: 2026 July 29 – Psyche Receives Gravity Assist from Mars
A video of the Psyche spacecraft flying by Mars. Newsiline summarises this report from NASA - News Releases and links readers to the original publisher fo...
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Understanding How Martian Auroras Are Made
This July 23, 2026, illustration depicts charged particles from a solar storm stripping away charged particles of Mars’ atmosphere, one of the processes o...
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NASA Webb Explores Family Tree of Newly Discovered Distant Objects
Since their discovery by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in 2022, little red dots (LRDs) have been the subject of great interest to astronomers. Newsili...
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Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Ray Williams
Ray Williams’ progression at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Newsiline summarises this report from NASA - News Releases and links readers to the...
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Buck Moon lights up Devon and Cornwall skies
The July full moon is expected to peak at 15:36 BST on Wednesday. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science & Environment and links rea...
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Endangered tiger cubs born in conservation boost
The species is one of the most endangered in the world, with only about 450 Amur tigers left in the wild. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News -...
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Sizing Up the Sargassum Belt
Seaweed composing the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt hit near-record levels in June 2026, with the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America both reaching all-time...
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Mysterious deaths of 14 elephants in Kenya prompts urgent inquiry
It is the highest number of elephant deaths to be recorded in this area of southern Kenya in decades. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Sci...
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APOD: 2026 July 28 – Barnards Loop over Twin Volcanoes
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 July 28 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the D...
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Drone footage shows Wisconsin tornado damage
No fatalities or injuries were immediately reported after an EF-2 tornado hit parts of the Midwest state. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News -...
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On the frontline fighting the UK's 'most dangerous plant'
A County Tyrone group says it has made progress tackling Giant Hogweed. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science & Environment and lin...
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Where is best to see the Buck Moon?
July's full moon is due on Wednesday, here's some of the best places to watch it where you live. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science...
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Criticism over planned solar panels on greenfield site
If approved, the project would see 72 solar panels installed on the site in Guernsey. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science & Envir...
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Smoke Blankets Oregon
Lightning storms have ignited dozens of fires in central and eastern Oregon. Newsiline summarises this report from NASA - News Releases and links readers...
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The prehistoric species fighting for survival in Lough Neagh
Restrictions have been placed on fishing the critically-endangered European eel in Lough Neagh to try to restore the species Newsiline summarises this rep...
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Is it time to stop using glue and labels on paper?
Labels and adhesives can prevent paper from being recycled but there's new tech aimed at changing that. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - S...
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Gates smashed and crops destroyed as farmers threatened by gangs hunting hares
Some barricade the entrances to their fields with concrete blocks and fallen trees. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science & Environ...
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NASA Astronaut Chris Williams to Discuss Space Station Mission
NASA astronaut Chris Williams will recap his recent eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station during a news conference at 2:45 p.m. Newsi...
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NASA Science Soars During August Total Solar Eclipse
Each time the Moon covers the Sun during a total solar eclipse — darkening daytime skies and briefly revealing the Sun’s ethereal outer atmosphere, the co...
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NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Returns to Earth
NASA astronaut Chris Williams is all smiles in this July 26, 2026, photo taken shortly after he landed with Expedition 74 Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-...
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NASA’s Swift Sees ‘Wandering’ Mega Black Hole Shredding Star
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory captured an “orphan” black hole lighting up as it devoured a star on the outskirts of a faraway galaxy. Newsiline su...
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Cash recovered from ex-Nasa scientist turned scammer
John Burford was jailed in 2025 after taking more than £1m from his victims. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Business and links readers t...
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NASA to Cover Three US Spacewalks, Host Preview News Conference
NASA will provide coverage as astronauts venture outside the International Space Station during three spacewalks in August to continue upgrading solar arr...
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NASA’s Hubble Shows Star Formation in Andromeda Galaxy Winding Down
NASA’s Hubble finds that star formation in the Andromeda galaxy has undergone a 500-million-year decline. Newsiline summarises this report from NASA - New...
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Three dead and several injured in shooting at food festival near Seattle's Space Needle
Several others, including a two-year-old boy, were also injured. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Top Stories and links readers to the ori...
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Volunteer scheme credited with changing man's life
Michael Reynolds, 27, says the scheme helps him to "get away from day-to-day life". Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science & Environ...
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'Off the scale' haul of nitrous oxide cans found
Litterpickers say they found 82 in a day, and normally find between three and 12. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science & Environme...
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The nature reserve where 'magical' glow worms thrive
The nature reserve in Sussex is seen as a 'stronghold' for the near threatened glow worm. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science & E...
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Littering fines draw in almost £100k across county
New figures reveal which councils in Cambridgeshire have issued the most fines for littering. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science &am...
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Why scientists watched grass grow for 170 years
Started by Victorians, Rothamsted Research are monitoring how grass grows. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science & Environment and...
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US and Iran halt bombing for second night as both sides give space to talks
A temporary halt in fighting comes as military costs rise and fresh regional tensions continue to emerge. Newsiline summarises this report from SBS News A...
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Trump paused attacks on Iran to make space for talks, US ambassador says
Neither the US nor Iran have launched attacks in the last two nights, after almost two weeks of tit-for-tat strikes risked derailing talks to permanently...
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NASA Astronaut Chris Williams, Crewmates Return from Space Station
Concluding an eight-month science mission aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Chris Williams returned to Earth on Sunday alongside Rosc...
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Residents urged to join nationwide butterfly count
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are home to many important butterfly sites, says authority. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science &...