SpaceX Falcon 9 booster makes record 37th flight with Starlink satellites
The Starlink 10-49 mission deployed 29 broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit, adding to SpaceX’s constellation of more…
Drones over the Azores recorded two sperm whales turning to face each other, converging at speed and striking head-on with the front of the skull — the battering-ram collision the species’ anatomy had implied for two centuries, and nobody had ever filmed
For two centuries, one detail about the sperm whale has sat there unresolved. Its head, taking up roughly…
Cells Deploy Rare Molecule to Shield from Iron Overload
Iron is essential. Our cells need it to produce energy, carry oxygen throughout the body, and power countless…
Can treated sea water solve Mumbai’s growing water shortage?
Bhavika JainTIMESOFINDIA.COMUpdated: Aug 25, 2026, 20:30 IST IST In 2009, when Mumbai faced one of its worst water…
Redditors Are Skeptical of SpaceX’s Orbital Data Centers. Are They Right?
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX) wants to put AI compute in orbit, and plenty of Redditors on investment…
Despite weighing a massive 4 tonnes, this mammal can dive 2000 metres down, hold its breath for an incredible 2 hours and even control its heart rate
The gold medal for deep diving goes to a bull southern elephant seal, recorded at an incredible 2,388m,…
Surface Chemistry Shows Which Massive Stars Have Gained Mass from Binary Companions
Mass transfer between stars isn’t rare. Most stars, including massive ones, are born in binary pairs, and this…
A ‘Glass Half Full’ Isn’t Enough to Fight Climate Change
In just its first three years, the Inflation Reduction Act had historic impacts on the U.S. energy mix,…
A Distant Stream of Stars May Offer New Clues to Dark Matter
Dark matter continues to challenge astronomers as they work to solve the mystery of this so-far-unseen material that…
Quantum materials’ search supercharged with new prediction framework
Scientists at the University of Osaka have developed a new prediction framework that can accurately evaluate if a…
Björn Persson’s New Book Highlights the World’s Incredible and Endangered Wildlife — Colossal
From the Tanzanian grasslands around Mount Kilimanjaro to the ever-evolving icy realm of Antarctica and beyond, Swedish photographer…
SpaceX sets a rocket-reuse record with Falcon 9 launch
Aug. 25 (UPI) — In its 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year, SpaceX marked a record-setting 37…