Magnetic Bacteria Discovered in Deep-Sea Vents.

Scientists discover bacteria capable of “sensing” Earth’s magnetic field in deep-sea vents. Bacteria that can align themselves with the Earth’s magnetic field have been found in a new habitat. Previously spotted on land and in shallow waters, these magnetotactic bacteria hav…

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G20 Leaders’ Summit 2023.

The 18th Heads of State and Government Summit of the Group of 20 (G20) will take place in September 2023 in New Delhi, India.  The Summit has scheduled to take place on September 9th and 10th, spanning two days. Under the Indian Presidency, the G20 in 2023 will focus on the t…

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World Ampersand Day - 08 September.

Each year on September 8, we celebrate the fun & functional curly & quirky little character on World Ampersand Day. From jotting a shorthand “and” to branding corporate names, this curvy, strange character is ubiquitously useful. It’s also quite aesthetic, as you’ll …

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World Physiotherapy Day 2023 - 08 September.

World Physiotherapy Day 2023 is celebrated on September 8 every year. It recognizes and celebrates the significant contributions of physical therapy and physiotherapists in promoting health and well-being. Theme of World Physiotherapy Day 2023 “Prevention and Management of Os…

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Elon Musk's dad says he's worried the Tesla CEO might be assassinated following a report about his influence on government decisions.

Elon Musk's father told The U.S. Sun he feared his billionaire son could be assassinated. The 77-year-old Errol Musk criticized a recent article in The New Yorker that explored the world's richest person's influence on government decisions about the war in Ukrain…

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Kim Jong Un 'to visit Putin for weapons talks'.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un plans to travel to Russia this month to meet President Vladimir Putin, a US official has told the BBC's US partner CBS. The two leaders will discuss the possibility of North Korea providing Moscow with weapons to support its war in Uk…

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Perseverance Mars rover spots 'shark fin' and 'crab claw' rocks on Red Planet.

It looks like something fishy is happening on Mars. NASA's Perseverance Rover recently spotted a shark-fin-looking outcrop and an accompanying crab-claw-like boulder on the Red Planet.  Since arriving on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021, the rolling robot has been exploring the Jez…

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Hubble Space Telescope spies 'irregular' spiral galaxy in Ursa Major.

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures the sinuous spiral arms of a distant galaxy budding with new stars.   Known as NGC 5486, this irregular spiral galaxy lies 110 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. It is classified as an irregula…

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Archaeologists just found an Ancient Child’s Shoe in ‘Outstanding’ condition in a 2,600-year-old Austrian Salt Mine.

Archaeologists just found an Ancient Child’s Shoe in ‘Outstanding’ Condition in A 2,600-Year-Old Austrian Salt Mine. The shoe, equivalent to a modern size 12.5, provides insight into child laborers in the salt mines of the Iron Age, who may have worked at as young as three o…

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Peregrine Falcon image wins bird photo award.

Photographer Jack Zhi's dramatic picture of a female peregrine falcon protecting her young has won this year's Bird Photographer of the Year award. The picture was taken in California and beat more than 20,000 entries to claim the prize. The Young Bird Photographer of…

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Danielle McGahey set to become first transgender woman to play international cricket.

Danielle McGahey is set to become the first transgender player to feature in international cricket after being named in Canada's squad for the Women's T20 Americas Qualifier, the pathway tournament to the 2024 T20 World Cup. McGahey, a 29-year-old batter, is original…

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43rd ASEAN Summit begins in Jakarta.

President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana extended a warm welcome to the heads of state and government participating in the 43rd summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta. The 43rd ASEAN Summit, hosted by Indonesia and occurring from Septembe…

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UN International Day of Police Cooperation – 07 September.

The United Nations has designated 7 September as the International Day of Police Cooperation. This is being marked for the first time in 2023. This day recognizes the essential work of the world’s law enforcement community in global security. It was designated in the United …

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Microsoft is removing WordPad from Windows after nearly 30 years.

Microsoft is no longer updating WordPad and plans to remove the word processor from a future release of Windows. The software giant will instead recommend Microsoft Word, its paid word processor that has always been far more feature rich than the basic WordPad app that has …

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‘800’ trailer launched: Murali biopic sheds light on untold story of Sri Lanka’s legendary off-spinner.

Despite facing frequent and intrusive scrutiny, along with a slew of extensive tests, for his bowling action, cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan rarely engaged in verbal responses. The off-spinner consistently adhered to the “show, don’t tell” strategy, silencing his critics by …

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Stunning Supernova image reveals structures we've never seen before.

The golden compound eye of the most powerful space telescope ever built has given us new insight into a star we saw exploding just 36 years ago. In the intervening years, scientists have avidly watched the development of SN 1987A as it bloomed from a blaze of light first see…

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4.6 billion-year-old meteorite could reveal how Earth formed different layers.

Scientists have analyzed one of the oldest space rocks ever discovered. The data could reveal secrets about the solar system in its infancy during the birth of the planets and also help scientists better determine the ages of the oldest meteorites that fall to Earth.  The 4.…

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SpaceX's Crew-6 astronauts splash down after 6-month stay on ISS

Four astronauts are back on Earth, having each completed their first long-duration spaceflight on the International Space Station (ISS). Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg of NASA, Sultan AlNeyadi of the UAE (United Arab Emirates) and Andrey Fedyaev of Russia&…

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Chandrayaan-3 rover and lander in sleep mode.

India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar rover and lander have completed their primary mission goals and are now preparing for the upcoming two-week lunar night. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) hopes the two iconic vehicles might wake up when the sun rises again above …

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First Lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19.

First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement from her office on 04th Monday. President Biden tested negative for the virus. The first lady is double-vaccinated, twice boosted, according to a statement from her communications director last …

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International Day of Charity - 05 September.

International Day of Charity on September 5th encourages organizations and individuals to help others. The day also emphasizes increasing solidarity and promoting social responsibility. The UN recognizes that volunteering and philanthropic work provides social bonding while …

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Hackers shut down 2 of the world's most advanced telescopes.

Some of the world's leading astronomical observatories have reported cyberattacks that have resulted in temporary shutdowns. The National Science Foundation's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, or NOIRLab, reported that a cybersecurity incident …

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Legendary 'Margaritaville' singer Jimmy Buffett dies.

Jimmy Buffett, the singer-songwriter who drew millions of fans with his folksy tales of living and loving on tropical sandy beaches, frozen concoction in hand, died Friday. He was 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, frien…

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SpaceX just set a new launch record.

The company sent 21 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit tonight (Sept. 3) atop a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 10:47 p.m. EDT (0247 GMT on Sept. 4).  It was SpaceX's 62nd orbital mission of 2023, setting a new record for most…

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India's Chandrayaan-3 moon rover reveals surprising sulfur find in lunar south pole soil.

India's Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander became the first craft to ever touch down at the lunar south pole on Aug. 23 — and the probe has wasted very little time scientifically exploring an environment that no mission from any country has ever visited. Now, one instrument abo…

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Heath Streak, former Zimbabwe cricket team captain, dies at 49.

Former Zimbabwe cricket team captain Heath Streak dies at 49, his wife Nadine confirmed via a social media post on Sunday. A couple of weeks ago, the news of Streak’s demise had emerged on social media via his former teammate Henry Olonga. However, the news turned out to be…

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Max Verstappen wins Italian GP for record 10th straight F1 victory.

Runaway Formula One leader Max Verstappen secured a record 10th straight win with victory at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, with a Red Bull one-two on Ferrari’s home track. “That’s a nice stat,” Verstappen said on team radio immediately after the win. Another flawless perf…

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Former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed dies at 94.

Mohamed Al Fayed, the former Harrods boss whose son Dodi was killed in a car crash alongside Diana, Princess of Wales, has died aged 94. Born in Egypt, he built a business empire in the Middle East before moving to the UK in the 1970s. However, he never realised his ambition …

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Mud on Mars shows evidence of wet-dry cycles that support life.

New research into mud in the Gale Crater, a 95-mile-wade basin on Mars, may be evidence that the red planet was once able to sustain life, according to a study published earlier this month.  It was not the composition of the mud that intrigued scientists, but the orderly hex…

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We may have already found life on Mars, Astrobiologist Says.

In all our explorations of Mars to date, no evidence has been found that meets the rigorous standards to claim that we have conclusively found life. But, decades ago in the 1970s, when the Viking landers became the first US mission to safely land on and explore the red plane…

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