Arts and cultural engagement ‘linked to slower pace of biological ageing’ Research from UCL suggests visiting art galleries or museums, singing and painting can help improve health outcomes The Guardian - UK · May 11
Is There A Cure For Hantavirus Infection? 'Breathed In' Virus Kills 38% Of Patients, Scientists Race For Vaccine A deadly cruise ship outbreak of the Andes strain has revived global interest in a long‑delayed hantavirus cure, as scientists warn that early hospital care can make the difference between survival and a 38% fatality risk. International Business Times UK · May 11
NASA's Artemis 3 rocket is taking shape for 2027 launch to test lunar landers (photo) The core stage for NASA's Artemis 3 rocket has been raised inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, and is awaiting engine integration. Space · May 11
'Nothing short of magical': Astrophotographer captures Lyrid meteors beside the Milky Way Dury captured shooting stars glowing with the Milky Way from the remote Scottish Island of Skye. Space · May 11
Satellite spies one of Russia's most active volcanoes melting snow from the inside out Fresh satellite images reveal volcanic heat melting snow around Russia's relentless Shiveluch volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula. Space · May 11
Dame Bridget Ogilvie obituary Parasitologist and director of the Wellcome Trust who oversaw the launch of the UK’s flagship genome sequencing centre The Guardian - UK · May 11
China's Tianzhou 10 freighter delivers 7 tons of cargo to Tiangong space station The Tianzhou 10 freighter delivered nearly seven tons of supplies to China's Tiangong space station early Monday morning (May 10), about five hours after launching atop a Long March 7 rocket. Space · May 11
Did you solve it? I say tomato, you say tomato The answers to today’s pronunciation puzzles The Guardian - UK · May 11
Hamlet knew about the nocebo effect Brief letters: Power of the mind | Scattering ashes | Bus travel | Refusing to age | A better Saturday with the long read The Guardian - UK · May 11
They really launched this tiny spacecraft (Well, sort of.) | Space photo of the day for May 11, 2026 It's the tiniest Mars test we've seen yet. Space · May 11
See Artemis 2's amazing views of Earth in timelapse video taken from 12,000-photo drop While making history on the first human moon mission in more than 50 years, the Artemis 2 astronauts captured incredible pictures of our home planet. Space · May 11
New James Webb Space Telescope images reveal how massive star clusters can reshape galaxies The James Webb Space Telescope has helped scientists peek into the secrets of galactic evolution — and the view is stunning, too. Space · May 11
Does Dante's Inferno from the 14th century depict an asteroid impact? Dante's description of the fall of Lucifer to Earth from heaven seems to sport many of the hallmarks of an impact, forming a multi-ringed crater with a central peak. Space · May 11
The Guardian - UK · May 11 Starwatch: Prime time to see Virgo, one of the fainter zodiac constellations Situated between the much brighter Leo and Libra, Virgo is well placed for observation in the northern spring months
Space · May 10 'Pragmata' director Yonghee Cho on creating Capcom’s resonant sci-fi lunar adventure (interview) 'Designing something new as a creator is incredibly exciting, but at the same time, it’s an extremely challenging endeavor.'
The Guardian - UK · May 10 What happens when we lose a language? A staggering 44% of human languages are endangered – with culture, tradition and whole ways of understanding the world at stake
Space · May 10 Total solar eclipse 2026 vs 2027 — Which one should you choose? From volcanic landscapes and a sunset eclipse to six-minute totality, here are the pros and cons of the next two total solar eclipses.
The Guardian - UK · May 9 ‘The odds are not in our favour’: who sets the Doomsday Clock – and what can they tell us about the future of humanity? With the war on Iran, Ukraine, AI and climate breakdown increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war, the clock stands closer to midnight than ever before. So who decides how many seconds we have left – and can we buy ourselves more time?
Space · May 7 Artemis astronauts may find remnants of a 'decapitated' asteroid's impact on the moon An ancient impact may have scattered material from deep inside the moon toward NASA's planned Artemis landing sites near the lunar south pole.
Space · May 7 A 29-pound Mars rock held NASA's Curiosity rover hostage for 6 days (video) The rock is nicknamed "Atacama."
Space · May 7 'Saros' nails the cosmic horror and bullet-hell action assignments, but it falls short as a roguelite PlayStation and Housemarque's follow-up to Returnal packs a punch and makes great use of PS5's unique features, but it's often at odds with itself.
Space · May 7 Where does Earth's mysterious 'ring current' come from? NASA and the US Space Force are launching a mission to find out NASA, working with the Space Force, plans to launch a space weather mission later this month to study a strange "ring current" surrounding our planet.
Space · May 7 'Star Wars: Galactic Racer': Release date, trailers, gameplay & everything we know about the return of podracing Now this is podracing... and speeder racing... and speeder bike racing...
Space · May 7 Moon joy at Jupiter | Space photo of the day for May 7, 2026 NASA's Juno spacecraft captured a photo of Jupiter's moon Thebe.