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Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have discovered what is triggering repeated outbursts from a giant, unstable star. A new study, published Monday in the latest issue of…
ScienceWith deep political divisions at home and multiple crises abroad, forming a government – and keeping it together – won’t be easy.
ScienceWhen we talk about prehistoric foods, we often focus on meat or perhaps cereal grains. But columnist Michael Marshall finds that ancient humans may have dined on more insects than we…
ScienceSimon Stiell makes opening address at summit in Turkey, where talks are under way about speeding up shift to electrification A global fossil fuel price crisis is “spreading inflation like a…
ScienceMid-power (3-7 kW) Hall effect thruster systems have been identified by government and industry stakeholders as critical capabilities for satellite, defense, and exploration missions. Given…
ScienceRead this release in English here.El domingo 8 de noviembre de 2026, la NASA anunció la convocatoria del reto estudiantil Base Lunar, dotado con un millón de dólares, durante un acto de MAX…
ScienceThe answer to today’s Kangaroo puzzle Earlier today I set you the following problem from the international maths Kangaroo, a multiple choice challenge taken by more than seven million…
ScienceA gene called ZFX exerts powerful effects on an entire network of genes linked to autism, which may help explain why the condition is less common in females
ScienceOn Nov. 6, 2026, Purpose Entertainment hosted the Artemis Celebration Gala at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Merritt Island, Florida. Held on the eve of NASA’s MAX POWER…
ScienceSome patients with autoimmune condition in the trial have been able to return to work and resume hobbies Doctors have made a potentially significant breakthrough in the hunt for a treatment…
ScienceThousands gathered over several days in early November to experience MAX POWER – NASA’s first exhibition of America’s superiority in space, aeronautics, and technology on and around the…
ScienceNASA’s two ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft have each successfully completed a powered Earth flyby, using Earth’s gravity in combination with a…
ScienceA radical new approach suggests some of quantum theory’s most bizarre and inexplicable effects might be down to physics failing to account properly for time
ScienceUnusually large handaxes weighing up to 3 kilograms have puzzled archaeologists because they are so unwieldy, but their function may have been purely symbolic
ScienceCOLOMBO — The recent death of Kavantissa, a celebrated “tusker” in one of Sri Lanka’s human-elephant conflict hotspots, from a gunshot injury has sparked grief, anger, and a string of…
ScienceTechnology and the rapid advance of AI are opening up new possibilities in the race to save nature, according to a report The post ‘Digital advances are reshaping nature conservation’ say…
ScienceThe collapse raises troubling questions about who benefits from financial modernization, who controls it and who bears the risks when it fails.
ScienceThe methods can be subtle but effective at slowing progress, particularly when fossil fuels are involved. Here’s what to watch for as the latest global climate talks get underway.
ScienceKATHMANDU — Ramesh Dulal was 13 years old when he began “communicating” with crows. He started making sounds resembling the crows, who would respond by gathering around him, he recalls…
ScienceEvery October, something extraordinary happens in the Maldives. Millions of dragonflies begin appearing across the islands, even though there is hardly any freshwater for them to breed in…
ScienceAn experiment with ultracold potassium atoms has revealed details of a type of turbulence that only exists in the quantum realm and relies on odd tangles of stringy whirlpools
ScienceAfter 378 days without windows, the sounds of the outside world, or real-time calls with family and friends, four research volunteers stepped out of NASA’s Mars Dune Alpha habitat on Oct…
ScienceThis tiny inkwell contains an alphabetic inscription in ancient Etruscan, a language that has never been fully decoded.
ScienceViolent storms lash northern Iraq and parts of Iran, while Portugal faces strong winds and Japan braces for further snowfall Deadly flash floods hit northern Iraq on Saturday as severe…
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