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The Grand Six-Planet Alignment of August 12, 2026: A Complete Viewing Guide

For stargazers and astronomy enthusiasts, August 12, 2026, is a date to circle on your calendars. Just before sunrise, an incredible celestial event will unfold: a massive "Planet Parade" featuring six planets aligning across the morning sky. Whether you are a seasoned astronomer or a curious beginner, this guide covers everything you need to know about which planets will be visible, where to l

The mysterious black fungus from Chernobyl that may eat radiation

Getty Images Mould found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster appears to be feeding off the radiation. Could we use it to shield space travellers from cosmic rays? In May 1997, Nelli Zhdanova entered one of the most radioactive places on Earth – the abandoned ruins of Chernobyl's exploded nuclear power plant – and saw that she wasn't alone. Across the ceilin

Western US heat dome brings dangerously hot temperatures to tens of millions

A person walks with an umbrella on the beach in the afternoon heat on July 31, 2026 in Huntington Beach, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images An unusually intense heat dome is bringing dangerous temperatures to parts of the West on Sunday, where about 45 million people are under heat alerts. Most of those people are in portions of California, Nevada and Arizona, although heat

Thailand bay made famous by The Beach closed indefinitely

Visitors flocked to Maya Bay on Ko Phi Phi Leh island after it was in Leonardo DiCaprio film Up to 5,000 tourists a day arrived at Maya Bay, causing huge environmental damage, officials said. Photograph: Dietrich Herlan/Getty Images One of the world’s most popular beaches, made famous by the 2000 film The Beach, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is to be closed

Even camels can’t cope: Africa’s ships of the desert hit by rising temperatures

Reuters Livestock herders in the Horn of Africa and North Africa have switched to camels over the years because of their famed resilience Camels are famously known as the ships of the desert, but even these hardy animals are not being spared from the extremes of rising temperatures in Africa. The Afar region of north-eastern Ethiopia is one of the hottest and dries

Carnivorous Squirrels Documented in California

Carnivorous Squirrels Documented in California A California ground squirrel in Contra Costa County runs with a vole it hunted in its mouth. A study from UC Davis and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is the first to document widespread carnivorous feeding of voles by squirrels. (Sonja Wild, UC Davis) ground squirrel with cheeks stuffed with nuts, seeds or grains, is a common sight. But a ne

Back to books – Sweden’s schools cutting back on digital learning

Maddy Savage The Swedish government hopes that a return to pens and paper will improve literacy rates Sweden's government is championing a renewed focus on physical books, paper and pens in classrooms, designed to reverse falling literacy levels. But doubling down on analogue tools has drawn criticism from tech companies, educators and computer scientists, who argu

‘Trees vanished in seconds’: Canadian wildfires spread as smoke prompts air quality alerts in 18 states

Air quality alerts are in place on Thursday across at least 18 states, from Minnesota to New Hampshire to Virginia, as dangerous smoke continues to waft into the U.S. from Canadian wildfires, including more than 100 blazes burning out of control. Smoke from at least 850 active wildfires in Canada is traveling more than a thousand miles to reach U.S. locations including New York City . At least

California sends 400 goats and sheep after yellow star thistle, a weed that can worsen wildfires

Around 180 acres of the San Joaquin River Conservancy are at risk because of the vegetation, including invasive species. That's why the Sierra Resource Conservation District is partnering with the City of Fresno to launch the first phase of a habitat restoration effort. A grazing project partially aimed at eliminating harmful plants is now underway at the San Joaquin Conservancy's Jensen River R

Desert storm: Can data centres slake their insatiable thirst for water?

Aerial view of the Apple Data Center in Mesa near Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. REUTERS/Jim Todd Purchase Licensing Rights December 16 - Surging use of AI has led to a frenzy of construction activity to build new data centres, particularly in the U.S. Estimates put the total number of these facilities in operation worldwide this year at 6,111, with upwards of 2,000 more set to come online b