Why blue eyes aren’t really blue — and what makes green eyes so rare
Scientists say iris colour is determined by light scattering and levels of melanin, with multiple genes shaping the range from brown to blue to green.
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Astronomers identify small 'quasi‑moon' that has trailed Earth since the 1960s
Pan‑STARRS observations show asteroid 2025 PN7 shares Earth's orbit but is not gravitationally bound and is expected to remain nearby for decades
Administration directs NASA toward lunar nuclear power and commercial stations in new budget push
Proposal includes an estimated $1 billion increase and two priority directives — fission surface power for the Moon and accelerated development of commercial low‑Earth‑orbit platforms — framed as a response to China’s space ambitions.
Rare Nathusius' pipistrelle rescued in Northeast after likely 1,000-mile journey
The bat, thought to have crossed the North Sea from continental Europe, hit a car windscreen in Whitburn and was rehabilitated and released by volunteers in Sunderland.
Archaeologists Unearth 2,800-Year-Old Dam Near Jerusalem’s Pool of Siloam
Massive First Temple–period structure, dated to 805–795 B.C., suggests large-scale water engineering in response to drought and flash floods
Homeschooled Kim family accelerates through British education, wins places at top universities
Five siblings, taught at home during lockdown with South Korean materials, have secured places at Imperial, UCL and advanced study while launching an online tutoring business
America’s most famous unsolved cipher: the Beale papers and a $60 million buried mystery
Only one of three Beale ciphers—decoded using the Declaration of Independence—has been read; two remain unbroken more than 180 years after the alleged burial.
Study finds regional differences in how Americans pronounce 'Thanksgiving'
Preply survey and linguists identify two dominant pronunciations and a casual 'THANGSgiving' variant tied to regional dialects and sound reduction
Simple arithmetic posted on X sparks debate; correct answer is 16, experts say
A viral post of the equation 14 ÷ 7 + 7 × 2 divided users online and reignited confusion about the order of operations.