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Cosmic cliffs and dancing galaxies: Webb begins new era of astronomy
The cosmic cliffs of a stellar nursery, a quintet of galaxies bound in a celestial dance: the James Webb Space Telescope released its next wave of images Tuesday, heralding a new era of astronomy.
NASA releases next wave of images from James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope began releasing a new wave of cosmic images on Tuesday, heralding a new era of astronomy.
Scientists find oldest Martian meteorite's original home
Scientists announced Tuesday they had found the crater from which the oldest known Martian meteorite was originally blasted towards Earth, a discovery that could provide clues into how our own planet was formed.
Western Europe wilts under fresh heatwave
Firefighters battled wildfires in Spain and Portugal Tuesday as Western Europe faced its second heatwave in less than a month which threatened glaciers in the Alps and worsened drought conditions.
James Webb Telescope to release more breathtaking cosmic views
After unveiling the clearest view yet of the distant cosmos, the James Webb Space Telescope has more to come.
Webb telescope reveals deepest image of early universe
Humanity's view of the distant cosmos will never be the same.
Webb telescope reveals clearest infrared image of early universe
The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful observatory to be placed in orbit, has revealed the "deepest and sharpest infrared image of the early universe" ever taken, going back 13 billion years, NASA said Monday.
Webb telescope to reveal earliest galaxies after Big Bang
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is poised to reveal some of the earliest galaxies that formed after the Big Bang, the White House said Monday, as anticipation builds for the powerful observatory's first images.
Excitement builds as Biden to release first image from Webb telescope
US President Joe Biden will Monday release one of the first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful observatory ever sent into orbit and a leap forward in uncovering the secrets of the distant universe.
Big CAT scan: London Zoo treats lion with earache
How do you treat an endangered 12-year-old lion with persistent earache? Normally, the answer is: with difficulty.
Tough nut to crack: UK mulls contraceptives for grey squirrels
They have been the scourge of trees and the native red squirrel in Britain since their introduction from the United States in the 1870s.
The James Webb Space Telescope, by the numbers
The most powerful space telescope ever built, James Webb is set to deliver its first full-color scientific images to the world Tuesday.
James Webb Space Telescope opens its eyes on the Universe
Space enthusiasts are holding their breath.
Renovate the Casbah: Efforts speed up to restore historic Algiers district
A UNESCO-listed rabbit warren of 16th-century battlements and Ottoman palaces, the Casbah of the Algerian capital is falling into disrepair, but efforts to save it have been accelerating.
Festivals, guesthouses breathe life back into old Tunis
Children's cries echo through the alleyways as they hunt for hidden treasure -- part of growing efforts to bring life back to the Old City of Tunis.
NASA reveals Webb telescope's first cosmic targets
NASA said Friday the first cosmic images from the James Webb Space Telescope will include unprecedented views of distant galaxies, bright nebulae, and a faraway giant gas planet.
Oldest European human fossil possibly found in Spain
A jawbone fragment discovered in northern Spain last month could be the oldest known fossil of a human ancestor found to date in Europe, Spanish paleontologists said Friday.
Cameroon's mushroom growers looking beyond the kitchen
Grilled on skewers, dried or used in hair oil: farmers at Bafoussam in western Cameroon are seeking to take the lowly mushroom, grown on agricultural waste, beyond the kitchen.
Using lasers and 'tow-trucks', Japanese firms target space debris
From laser beams and wooden satellites to galactic tow-truck services, start-ups in Japan are trying to imagine ways to deal with a growing environmental problem: space debris.
NASA releases James Webb telescope 'teaser' picture
NASA has a provided a tantalizing teaser photo ahead of the highly-anticipated release next week of the first deep-space images from the James Webb Telescope –- an instrument so powerful it can peer back into the origins of the universe.
Musk says doing 'best' to boost birth rates
Elon Musk said Thursday that he was helping combat falling birth rates after it was reported that he had twins last year with an executive at one of his companies.
'In the mouth of dragons': Melting glaciers threaten Pakistan's north
As dawn broke over Javed Rahi's Pakistani mountain village, a loud boom shattered the silence and a torrent of water came cascading down from the melting glacier nearby, followed by a thick cloud of smoke.
EU Parliament backs green label for gas, nuclear
The European Parliament approved on Wednesday a contentious EU proposal giving a sustainable finance label to investments in gas and nuclear power, sparking claims of "greenwashing" by environmental lobbyists.
Ukrainian becomes second woman to win Fields maths medal
Ukraine's Maryna Viazovska paid tribute to those suffering in her war-torn country on Tuesday when she became the second woman to be awarded the Fields Medal, known as the Nobel prize for mathematics.
Ukrainian becomes second woman to win Fields math medal
Ukraine's Maryna Viazovska paid tribute to those suffering in her war-torn country on Tuesday as she became the second woman to be awarded the Fields medal, known as the Nobel prize for mathematics.
Rescuers gather body parts after Italy glacier collapse
Emergency services at the scene of a deadly avalanche in the Italian Dolomites recovered what body parts they could on Tuesday, with the dangers of venturing under the partially collapsed glacier slowing the search.
Freeze-dried mice: how a new technique could help conservation
Japanese scientists have successfully produced cloned mice using freeze-dried cells in a technique they believe could one day help conserve species and overcome challenges with current biobanking methods.
Italy blames climate change for glacier collapse, 7 dead
Italy's prime minister on Monday linked the collapse of the country's biggest Alpine glacier to climate change, as hopes faded of finding further survivors from a disaster that killed at least seven people.
Large Hadron Collider revs up to unprecedented energy level
Ten years after it discovered the Higgs boson, the Large Hadron Collider is about to start smashing protons together at unprecedented energy levels in its quest to reveal more secrets about how the universe works.
US drought exposes murky mob past of Las Vegas
Mobsters who end up sleeping with the fishes are usually never seen again.
Fossil discovery solves mystery of how pandas became vegetarian
The discovery of panda fossils in China has helped researchers solve the mystery of how the giant species developed a "false thumb" and became the only dedicated vegetarian in the bear family.
Independent Algeria turns 60, but colonial-era wounds remain
Algeria marks 60 years of independence from France on Tuesday, but rival narratives over atrocities committed during more than a century of colonial rule still trigger bitter diplomatic tensions.