Scientific achievements in gene therapy and astronomy highlight breakthrough research alongside natural phenomena observations.

Married scientists Jean Bennett and Albert Maguire won a prestigious 'Oscar of science' award for developing Luxturna gene therapy that restores vision, helping patients see loved ones' faces for the first time.

The annual Lyrid meteor shower returns to spring skies this week, featuring meteoroids from a comet discovered in 1861 and first recorded in 687BC.

Severe thunderstorms brought unusual hail accumulations up to 3cm deep across Tunisia and Algeria, creating snow-like conditions in the Mediterranean region.

Simon Armitage, Britain's poet laureate, created 'The Moon and The Zoo' to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Zoological Society of London.

Over 1,000 Kenyan workers were abruptly fired by outsourcing firm Sama after Meta paused their contract following allegations about staff viewing private footage from smart glasses.