New Zealand astrophotographer Brendan Larsen has created a striking image of around 1,400 satellites criss-crossing the night sky above Mt Taranaki. Larsen spent two hours capturing 578 photographs and around 45 hours combining and editing them.
The UK is set to introduce legislation that will make it compulsory to list salary details in job ads. The change aims to help jobseekers, particularly those entering the workforce, and reduce pay discrimination.
Scientists have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider on the Mauritian island of Ilot Vacoas. Named the Mauritian tidal trapdoor spider (Idioctis marevallum), the discovery surprised researchers, with the entomologist who found it describing the experience as uncovering a “hidden treasure”.
To mark 60 years since the devastating 1966 Venice flood, UNESCO and the Fondazione Giorgio Cini are joining forces to digitise a vast archive documenting six decades of efforts to protect the city’s heritage. The two-year project will make around 110,000 documents, 6,000 photographs and audiovisual materials freely accessible to researchers and the public.
Fifteen restaurants in Sardinia are trialling a month-long initiative asking families to put away their phones and other devices during meals, in an effort to reduce children's screen time and encourage family conversation. Instead, diners will be offered games, drawing activities and conversation prompts, with organisers hoping the scheme will help families reconnect and make mealtimes more sociable.
An experimental mRNA cancer vaccine developed by Moderna and Merck has shown promising results in helping people with high-risk melanoma live longer without their cancer returning.