A stubborn survivor that dodged obliteration has been discovered in the outer reaches of our Solar System 🔵 The fascinating tale of how the James Webb space telescope has revealed that Nereid is the only original moon of Neptune to have clung on through chaos: edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

It turns out that cows can recognise familiar human faces and match them to familiar voices. Scientists have discovered that they show a particular fascination for people they have never set eyes on before. (£) www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a... By @kayaburgess.bsky.social

𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 ‘𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁’ 𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 British Social Attitudes study has some very revealing data about who is - and, more pertinently, who 𝙞𝙨𝙣'𝙩 - going to church: www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

BREAKING: Claims of Christian revival in UK have been "laid to rest" New data show churchgoing has fallen - not risen - compared to pre-pandemic, including among young Sir John Curtice said data is "clear there has been no revival in Christian observance" FULL STORY BELOW:

Reading, listening to music, visiting museums and galleries... Could they make you age more slowly? A new study suggests engaging in arts and culture could be as effective as an extra weekly exercise workout (even after controlling for education/income etc): www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

Exclusive in @thetimes.com: The entire genome of people with M.E. is set to be mapped to work out which genes are linked to the chronic fatigue syndrome Could finally lead to treatments, after years of M.E. being wrongly dismissed as psychological: www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

Galileo used a telescope in 1610 observe Jupiter, a planet 400 million miles away Scientists can now study the surface of a planet 285 *trillion* miles away Amazing story of the James Webb Space Telescope detecting radiation from a "super-Earth" exoplanet: edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

Galileo used a telescope in 1610 observe Jupiter, a planet 400 million miles away Scientists can now study the surface of a planet 285 *trillion* miles away Amazing story of the James Webb Space Telescope detecting radiation from a "super-Earth" exoplanet: edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

Terror police investigate ‘arson attack’ on former London synagogue

How will the universe die? Big Freeze? 🥶 Big Rip? 💥 Or Big Crunch? ⏪ The latter - where the cosmos collapses in on itself - is looking more likely And may occur trillions of years sooner than thought Do we need to cancel our summer holiday plans?: www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

I'm fascinated by the recent developments in cosmology on evolving #DarkEnergy - I had a great time discussing some research on the role of #axions and implications for a #BigCrunch with @kayaburgess.bsky.social for his article in @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

How will the universe die? Big Freeze? 🥶 Big Rip? 💥 Or Big Crunch? ⏪ The latter - where the cosmos collapses in on itself - is looking more likely And may occur trillions of years sooner than thought Do we need to cancel our summer holiday plans?: www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

Were Neanderthals slow-witted, primitive dullards? New analysis of their brain shape suggests they likely had the same cognitive abilities as we Homo sapiens So how did we outlive them if it wasn't by outsmarting them? Fascinating study: edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn... -

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🌎🚀🛰️🌖👨🏻‍🚀👩🏿‍🚀🧑🏼‍🚀🧑🏻‍🚀 Ten things we've learned from the Artemis II moon mission www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

Aged nine months, Nicky Fox was propped up to watch Neil Armstrong's moon landing by her dad at their Hertfordshire home This Brit is now NASA's head of science as Artemis II prepares for a historic moon flyby of the Moon My report from Houston: 🇬🇧🚀🌖 www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...

Aged 9 months, Nicky Fox was propped up in front of the TV by her dad at their Hertfordshire home to watch Neil Armstrong's moon landing Now, she's head of science at NASA as Artemis II prepares for its historic - and scientifically priceless - moon flyby www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...

Still awake back in the UK? Tune in for this! I'm at the Johnson Space Centre in Houston, where they are six minutes away from giving the command for Artemis II astronauts to burn their engines To shoot them away from Earth towards the moon Huge moment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3kR...

Flew into Orlando, Florida yesterday on a planeload of very excited British holidaymakers heading to Disneyland Many were unaware the first crewed moon mission in half a century could launch tomorrow just a stone's throw away, as we flew over the launchpad at Cape Canaveral

BREAKING (and pretty jaw-dropping) NEWS: The "Quiet Revival" report which prompted huge excitement among churches over Gen Z flocking to church... Bible Society has now said the survey was "flawed". YouGov said many respondents were "fraudulent" They're withdrawing the report:

What glues the building blocks of all atoms in the universe together? 🌌 What stops all matter just... drifting apart into a haze? ☁️ The discovery of an entirely new subatomic particle will help us understand more ⚛️ Meet the "doubly charmed" proton: www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

A never-before-seen "doubly charmed" subatomic particle has been discovered in the Large Hadron Collider ⚛️ Come on a dive into a quantum world of charm quarks and meet the 'Xi-cc-plus' proton It can help us understand how all atoms are bound together: www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

Archbishop of Canterbury sets off on a pilgrimage to Canterbury today The deliberately not-too-specific route map from Lambeth Palace is quite something Looks like a medieval map of an uncharted region that should have "here be dragons" on it 🐉 Fabulously abstract waterways

🚨 Good news alert 🚨 Cognitive and physical decline in later life is not only "not inevitable"... ..but a significant minority of people actually *improve* as they grow old A cheerful, optimistic approach to ageing may be key ᶜˡᶦᶜᵏ ᵗᵒ ʳᵉᵃᵈ ⬇️ www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

London's skyscrapers are secret today. Under wraps. Snoozed through their alarms. Whisper. Be sure not to wake them.

🚨 New tongue-twister alert...: Prowling pumas prey on poor penguins in Patagonia 🐧🐆 A surprising territorial dispute has escalated in Argentina, leading big cats to massacre thousands of the flightless seabirds: www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

BREAKING: The new Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Dame Sarah Mullally, has gone to Buckingham Palace to pay homage to King Charles as Supreme Governor of the Church of England The ritual comes a week after she became the 106th, and first female, Archbishop of Canterbury

Exclusive: There's a rise in people asking the Church of England's help to "deliver them from evil" But how often does this require an exorcism? And are they like the horror movie image? @TheTimes.com lifts the veil on the sensitive world of real exorcists: www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

Applause rings out at St Paul's Cathedral at the moment that Dame Sarah Mullally becomes, legally and officially, the 106th - and first female - Archbishop of Canterbury:

Come on a trip to the Moon...🌕🚀 No-one's ventured more than 870 miles from Earth in 53 years. Barely a stone's throw in cosmic terms Now astronauts are going *250,000* miles into deep space for first time in generations Raed our gorgeous visual guide: www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...

"It's ok to be dull. Celebrate the ordinary." I spent yesterday afternoon with the Dull Men's Club Which, for all their claims to dullness, I found extremely interesting... www.thetimes.com/uk/social-me...

IN-DEPTH: Are young men losing their "herd immunity" to Christianity? From Premier League footballers thanking God for goals to "Jesus is King" flags at nationalist rallies, is there really a religious revival under way among young men in Britain?: www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

BREAKING: Church of England dioceses given "official warning" by Charity Commission for first time Dioceses of Liverpool and Chelmsford rebuked over handling of allegations against former Bishop of Liverpool, John Perumbalath (who denied any wrongdoing): www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

The T. rex just kept on getting bigger. And bigger. And bigger 🦖😳 New discovery shows just how long it took the fearsome dinosaur to reach its fully-grown adult size... edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

🔬🧬 The 37 Biggest (and Bizarrest) Science Stories of 2025 💥🌌 The news often showcases humanity at its worst But the joy of reporting on science is that it often shows humanity at its best: defeating disease, solving mysteries and expanding knowledge: www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

🔬🧬 The 37 Biggest (and Bizarrest) Science Stories of 2025 💥🌌 The news often showcases humanity at its worst But the joy of reporting on science is that it often shows humanity at its best: defeating disease, solving mysteries and expanding knowledge: www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

Need to track our changing climate? Forget satellites or weather stations... 🛰️ ...try your local church organ ⛪ 'Goldmine' of data has been found in handwritten notes left by generations of organ-tuners Fun crossover of my science + religion patches! edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

Need to track our changing climate? Forget satellites or weather stations... 🛰️ ...try your local church organ ⛪ 'Goldmine' of data has been found in handwritten notes left by generations of organ-tuners Fun crossover of my science + religion patches! edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

My exclusive from last night: A complaint against the Archbishop-elect of Canterbury, the Right Rev Dame Sarah Mullally, over her handling of an abuse allegation is being formally considered by Church of England officials Full details here:⬇️ www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

Ok I'm going to be a bit of a tease. But check back here at 4pm. The embargo lifts on one of the most exciting scientific discoveries of the year... and one of the most remarkable on British soil.

NEW:🚨 We finally know how the pandemic began! (No, not that one) The extremely surprising role of volcanoes in causing the Black Death to spread to medieval Europe and wipe out half the continent's population 🌋🦠 www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

🚨 MIND-BOGGLING ASTRONOMY NEWS 🚨 Moons, planets, stars and galaxies rotate, but astronomers have now spotted the largest spinning structure ever detected in the universe... ...measuring 𝟱𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 end-to-end Read here ⬇️ www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

Fun exclusive: Tacky Christmas jumpers get divine blessing 🎄✝️ Church of England backs festive knitwear, as Dean of Salisbury says God is "tasteless" too www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

Exclusive: Kemi Badenoch thinks welfare is un-Christian? This is "eccentric beyond belief", a former Archbishop of Canterbury told @TheTimes.com Anglican and Catholic bishops express disquiet at the Tory leader citing the Bible to decry welfare spending: www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

FULL REPORT: @thetimes.com was invited to witness the ancient "election" ceremony for the next Archbishop of Canterbury, held under the King's command Read here ⬇️ www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

We all know about the Pope's conclave... But what pomp is there for a new Archbishop of Canterbury? Today the first of three ancient ceremonies confirms Sarah Mullally as "Archbishop-elect" Read @thetimes.com's gorgeous visual guide to the unusual process: www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

What does it take to make a British saint? 🇬🇧😇 @thetimes.com goes inside campaigns to canonise seven Brits And reveals the reported miracles that could see them propelled to sainthood... www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

What does it take to make a British saint? 🇬🇧😇 @thetimes.com delves inside the costly campaigns to canonise seven Brits And reveals the reported miracles that could see them propelled to sainthood... www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

What does it take to make a British saint? 🇬🇧😇 @thetimes.com goes inside campaigns to canonise seven Brits And reveals the reported miracles that could see them propelled to sainthood... www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

NEW: Your step-by-step guide to making a saint 👼 Miracles and money - @thetimes.com gets a rare glimpse inside the campaigns to canonise seven new British saints A journey through the divine intervention, cash, publicity... and mountains of paperwork required www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...