SSpace Read More SpaceX Alumni Raise $50 Million for Data Center Optical TechFebruary 17, 2026 Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Mesh Optical Technologies, a startup working on hardware used to move data at high speeds…
SScience Read More A three-dimensional immunofluorescence atlas of the brain of the hackled-orb weaver spider, Uloborus diversusFebruary 17, 2026 The supraesophageal mass begins dorsally to the closure of the esophageal passage, and in its ventral-most planes, can…
EEnvironment Read More Global warming forced scientists to change the way they look at El NiñoFebruary 17, 2026 Is your idea of El Niño and La Niña mainly informed by a 1990s-era Chris Farley sketch from…
SScience Read More Fusion Reactor Longevity Mystery SolvedFebruary 17, 2026 The challenge Scientists have long seen a puzzling pattern in tokamaks, the doughnut-shaped machines that could one day…
EEnvironment Read More Blackpool residents fear of flood risk after culled trees left along riverbankFebruary 17, 2026 Residents and public representatives across Blackpool on Cork city’s northside fear they could be hit by flooding due…
SSpace Read More Russian Scientists Build Plasma Engine That Could Reach Mars in 30 Days, Making Starship Look OutdatedFebruary 17, 2026 The coming decades of space exploration hinge on a single, stubborn number: the 225 million kilometres between Earth…
SScience Read More A yeast-derived genetic tool offers hope for mitochondrial disorders and cancerFebruary 17, 2026 Nucleotide synthesis-the production of the basic components of DNA and RNA-is essential for cell growth and division. In…
EEnvironment Read More France issues red flood alerts after ‘exceptional’ rainfall | FranceFebruary 17, 2026 France has issued red alerts for flooding in three départements as the aftermath of Storm Nils causes chaos…
SSpace Read More Leonardo funding development of Earth observation constellationFebruary 17, 2026 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Leonardo is funding development of an Earth observation constellation designed to highlight its capabilities…
SScience Read More Sediment Core Reveals West Antarctic Ice RetreatFebruary 17, 2026 An international team has drilled the longest ever sediment core from under an ice sheet, providing a record…
EEnvironment Read More Cork fish kill report calls for single agency to lead pollution responses after it finds ‘detection gap’February 17, 2026 An independent report on the Blackwater fish kill investigation in Cork has highlighted a “detection gap” in pollution…
SSpace Read More This NASA Probe Flew Closer to the Sun Than Ever Before, Here’s What It Discovered!February 17, 2026 NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has completed a historic milestone by traveling closer to the Sun than any spacecraft…