Great Barrier Reef at risk of 'collapse', scientists warn

The Great Barrier Reef stretches along the coast of Queensland state and is a major tourism draw for Australia
The Great Barrier Reef stretches along the coast of Queensland state and is a major tourism draw for Australia.

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is at very high risk of extreme and widespread bleaching and "ecosystem collapse" linked to this year's El Niño weather phenomenon, leading scientists warned Tuesday.

A hidden “switch-off” signal could predict solar storms seven years early

Scientists have developed a forecasting technique that could reveal the strength of the Sun's next activity cycle as many as seven years before it reaches its maximum.

The method focuses on the number of sunspots present at a newly identified "switch-off" stage in the solar cycle. At this point, the Sun's most severe space weather appears to end abruptly. Researchers have already used the approach to produce an early estimate for Solar Cycle 26.

Fires in Brazil's Amazon dropped to historic low in 2025

Flames engulfed Brazil's Amazon rainforest in 2024
Flames engulfed Brazil's Amazon rainforest in 2024.

Forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon fell to a historic low in 2025 after peaking the previous year, according to a report published Tuesday.

Everything from cells to stars to particles exists on the edge of chaos | New Scientist

Chaos is a key ingredient of the cosmos

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As an undergraduate, to earn some extra cash, I spent my summer holidays working at a local pub in my home village (shout out Giggleswick). When punters heard that I was studying physics, a fair few of them divulged their own theories of how the universe really worked – scribbling on the back of napkins à la Richard Feynman.

FAST Provider Wedotv Launches in India With Samsung TV Plus (EXCLUSIVE)

FAST channel provider wedotv has struck its first distribution deal in India, bringing four channels to Samsung TV Plus and reaching millions of Samsung Smart TV users across the country.

AI Overviews Visibility: A Reliable Way To Track What Spot-Checks Miss

Ensure your brand remains visible in AI Overviews by implementing ongoing monitoring strategies for citations and sentiment.

AI Overviews Visibility: A Reliable Way To Track What Spot-Checks Miss

Plenty of teams now manually prompt an LLM to see if their brand appears.

Abbey Road Music Photography Awards to Honor Masayoshi Sukita With Lifetime Achievement Award

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The recording studio’s annual photography awards, established in 2022, will take place in London in September

Abbey Road will present Japanese photographer Masayoshi Sukita with the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Abbey Road Music Photography Awards.

‘The Odyssey’ Breaks Records With Massive Debut at U.K. and Ireland Box Office

The U.K. and Ireland box office experienced a massive tentpole shift as Universal’s “The Odyssey” captured the top spot, storming the market with a spectacular debut weekend of £12.5 million ($16.8 million).

What to know about testosterone replacement therapy as the U.S. military plans to test troops

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on April 8, 2026.

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Testosterone replacement therapy has shifted from the doctor's office to the center of a massive cultural phenomenon focused on performance, longevity and men's health. 

Samsung 990 review: a lower-spec SSD that’s weirdly great for games

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Launching a new SSD in the current hardware climate, even a simple, DRAMless, QLC-packing SSD like the Samsung 990, may seem like starting up a roof thatching business during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius: innocuous idea, apocalyptically bad timing.