Scientists have detected signals from the zeptoverse—100 billion times smaller than an atom—in a breakthrough that could help understand dark matter and the Universe's fundamental nature. The discovery, made at Cern's Large Hadron Collider, faces uncertainty due to UK funding cuts.
6 min readCyber-attacks on refrigeration systems have hit supermarkets across at least 10 European countries and the UK, forcing retailers to discard millions of euros worth of food after freezer temperatures were remotely raised to 50°C. The EU warns of a deliberate attempt to disrupt the food supply chain.
8 min readDr Rok Nežič, a Slovenian space scientist at Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, has been honoured with an asteroid named after him. The 10.9km asteroid was discovered in 1999 and officially named (20560) Nežič in July 2026. His colleague Shane Kelly also received the honour.
5 min readBritain's largest woodland bat survey used AI to analyse 98 million bat calls over three years, revealing rare Barbastelle populations in south-west England. The technology made the project feasible where manual analysis would have taken 30+ years.
4 min readPersonal details of over 41,000 US Department of Homeland Security employees, including immigration enforcement agents, have been leaked online. The breach includes names, addresses, and phone numbers and marks the third government agency targeted in recent weeks.
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