Rioter jailed after skipping court to holiday in Dubai

A rioter who failed to appear in court to go on a week-long holiday to Dubai to celebrate his birthday has been jailed. Perrie Fisher, 29, was criticised for her “indifferent attitude” to justice after a judge sentenced her to two years and five months in prison for violent behaviour outside a hotel where asylum… Read More »

Rare hypervelocity star could escape Milky Way

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. An object detected with the help of citizen scientists has been revealed to be moving so fast through the Milky Way that it was able to escape the galaxy’s gravity and reach intergalactic space. The… Read More »

Thwaites Glacier won’t collapse like dominoes as feared, but that doesn’t mean the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is stable

The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica has earned the nickname “Doomsday Glacier” because of its potential to inundate coastlines around the world if it collapses. It contributes about 4% of annual sea level rise as it loses ice, and one theory is that the glacier could soon begin to collapse into the ocean like a line… Read More »

Scientists Reveal Two Important Things to Eat While Dieting

A study that helped subjects lose significant amounts of weight with a flexible diet program revealed the importance of consuming protein and fiber as the key to a successful diet. Twenty-two individuals who completed the Individualized Diet Development Program (iDip) learned about key nutrients and improved their nutrition skills by attending two years of nutrition… Read More »

Politicians step up attacks on teaching scientific theories in US schools

Scientific theory has had a hard time in America’s public schools. Nearly 100 years ago, science teacher John Scopes was convicted of violating a Tennessee law prohibiting the teaching of the theory of evolution. Although his conviction was overturned on a technicality in 1927, laws prohibiting classes on Darwin’s theory persisted for another 40 years.… Read More »

Space missions are getting more complex – lessons from Amazon and FedEx could inform in-orbit satellite and spacecraft management

Historically, most space mission systems have used a single spacecraft designed to complete an entire mission autonomously. Whether a weather satellite or a human-crewed module like Apollo, nearly every spacecraft has deployed and completed a single mission entirely autonomously. But today, space industry organizations are exploring missions that involve many satellites working together. SpaceX’s Starlink… Read More »

After three councillors switched to Reform, everyone is saying the same thing

Nigel Farage’s Reform party held an event to welcome its first three elected representatives in Wales this week but the news did not receive a positive response. Three Torfaen councillors defected to Reform UK, giving the party its first official presence in Wales. Former independent councillors David Thomas, Jason O’Connell and Alan Slade cited Reform’s… Read More »

Unhealthy Baby Foods in US Grocery Stores Are ‘Deceiving’ Parents, Study Warns

Health claims on baby food products sold at major US supermarkets are “deceiving” parents, according to a study published today. Researchers from the George Institute for Global Health wrote in a journal article that manufacturers use promotional claims to distract consumers from a product’s poor nutritional profile and give the misleading impression that it is… Read More »

Parrot owners say parrot is ‘attention-crazed’ and as intelligent as a human baby

Apollo is an African grey parrot with a deep love of peanuts and millions of social media followers. According to his owners, he also has the brainpower of a human child. “He’s very cheerful, very outgoing, he really wants to perform for everybody,” said Dalton Mason, one of Apollo’s owners. “He’s a show-off.” Subscribe to… Read More »