We take our understanding of where we are for granted, until we lose it. When we get lost in nature or a new city, our eyes and brains kick into gear, seeking familiar objects that tell us where we ...

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Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers discovered an extreme version of "little red dots" dubbed "The Cliff." Its ...

A picture of her grandmother posted on social media sent the author to the archives of Albania’s former security services — and raised difficult questions about who watches us today ...

A decade ago, the first gravitational waves confirmed that black holes collide. Telescopes soon revealed shadows of giants ...

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Polish border guards secure the area before Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen visit the fence at the Poland/Belarus border on August 25, 2025 ...

Lending money to the Government by buying its 'gilts' direct is seen as a low-risk and lucrative earner by a growing number of investors. You receive a regular income, known as the coupon, and if you ...

"This forces us to rethink the starting conditions for our planet’s water system." Liquid water flowed across the surface of the asteroid that birthed the near-Earth object (NEO) Ryugu much later than ...