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Hubble observations have revealed a vast decagonal pattern developing around Saturn’s south pole. The feature appears to be a wave embedded in a jet stream, but researchers do not yet know what triggered it or whether it will last.
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Republican candidate Thomas Ross has been charged with conspiring to distribute controlled substances after prosecutors alleged he worked with a former campaign manager to frame primary opponent Louise Secker. The former manager was cooperating with the FBI and recorded a conversation with Ross, according to court documents described by the sources.
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Rescuers in Nepal pulled two hydropower workers alive from a tunnel nine days after catastrophic floods buried facilities along the Trishuli River. One worker was reported stable, while the other was in critical condition; a body was also discovered during the operation.
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Jeffrey Mosteller, a former safety manager at Michigan’s Oxford Center, received a 19-month prison sentence after pleading no contest to involuntary manslaughter in the death of five-year-old Thomas Cooper during a hyperbaric oxygen treatment.
Nuke Simulation is an interactive visualization that depicts how a nuclear detonation could affect a selected location. The site shows blast, heat, shockwave and mushroom-cloud effects, while emphasizing that it is not a targeting tool or official damage assessment.
A study of Cataglyphis niger worker ants found that individuals showing rescue behavior differed from non-helpers in gene activity, especially in brain regions involved in processing sensory information and controlling behavior. The researchers did not identify a single genetic trigger for helping.
Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Department of Homeland Security to provide records related to the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a nearly blind Rohingya refugee found dead days after border agents left him outside a closed coffee shop in Buffalo.
A University of Iowa study suggests that periodical cicadas may be unable to recover easily from the loss of old forests. Because the insects spread only short distances and spend most of their lives underground, even regrown woodland may not quickly restore their former habitat.
Researchers found that Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explosion during a May 29 hotfire test produced low-frequency sound waves detected as far away as northeast Texas. The signals helped researchers estimate the blast’s energy and the amount of propellant consumed.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage suspended two senior officials after an undercover report appeared to show efforts to arrange an impermissible political donation. The Metropolitan police are assessing a complaint, while the controversy overshadowed the party’s conference in Birmingham and exposed divisions among its leading figures.
A mustang that escaped in late June and was repeatedly seen near Maryland’s Liberty Reservoir has been captured and moved to a horse rescue facility. The horse, now called Outlaw, was guided into a specially built chute before being loaded into a trailer.
A 38-page Department of Labor inspector general report accuses former Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer of drinking during work hours, directing employees to handle personal tasks and contributing to a hostile workplace. Her attorney says she did not break any laws and disputes the report’s basis.
A newly discovered inscription near Egypt’s Suez Canal names Horus as the “Lord of the City of Mesn,” while nearby temple remains may link the site to the long-lost settlement. Archaeologists say the evidence is promising but not yet conclusive.
During a period of unusually high demand at Salisbury District Hospital’s emergency department, staff reportedly improvised after running out of drip stands. One patient’s stand was accompanied by a medical training skeleton, prompting an apology from the hospital.
Bird watcher Alexander DeBarros photographed a coyote with a roadrunner in its mouth at Chatsworth Nature Preserve on August 29. The striking image appeared during the opening weekend of a film about the fictional coyote’s repeated failures to catch the cartoon Road Runner.
