How public–private partnerships can turn Mars into an economic frontier (Op-Ed)
Futurists and science fiction writers have predicted privately funded missions to Mars for decades, but until recently, the…
Scientists may have finally solved the black hole information paradox
For decades, physicists have wrestled with one of the deepest puzzles in modern science: the “black hole information…
Mid Island’s largest bat colony totals 1,936 bats in 2026
Mid Island’s largest bat colony totals 1,936 bats in 2026 Published 5:30 am Tuesday, July 7, 2026 With…
Washington records world’s worst air quality for a city after 850,000 Fourth of July fireworks | Washington DC
Washington DC residents breathed in “unhealthy” air for hours after a 40-minute Independence Day fireworks show over the…
Maritime Launch signs 10-year Nova Scotia spaceport deal with German company
Open this photo in gallery: Employees of Maritime Launch Services and Dutch company T-Minus Engineering B.V. watch from…
A physicist built a ‘mini-universe’ out of ultracold atoms and watched time being born inside it.
For the first time, a physicist has experimentally watched time emerge from within an isolated quantum system —…
B.C. considers extending wolf cull again to conserve threatened caribou
The B.C. government is considering another extension of its controversial wolf cull in efforts to conserve threatened caribou.…
Astronauts catch glimpse of fireworks as space station orbits over US
Just because NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station are far from home didn’t mean they weren’t able…
Why the Nunavut land use plan was rejected, again
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…
One SpaceX analyst sees Musk’s space company quintupling to $800
Space Exploration Technologies ‘ Starship launch technology is likely to serve as critical infrastructure for a resurgence in…
Physicists Just Achieved Superconductivity at Highest Temperature Yet – Under Normal Pressure
Superconductive materials could revolutionize electronics – if only they weren’t so fussy. Coaxing materials into this state, where…
“The fish’s brain, nervous systems and internal workings of the head are visible.” Meet the see-through deep-sea dweller
Extreme habitats call for extreme adaptations, many of which look mind-bogglingly strange to us. And the deep sea…